The Tabby's Star Mystery Deepens

The idea of a Tyson sphere to explain the steady decline in luminosity is really far fetched. It's probably something like a white dwarf that is cooling off. The variations could be matter spiraling in that gets super heated on the way in. The chances are extremely remote that any alien beings are involved.

A Tyson sphere, huh? What, does it punch the stars lights out? ..or just gnaw on its ear?

I don't think Iron Mike has anything to do with it - it is a Dyson Sphere, as in Freeman Dyson.

Not saying that is what is going on here - just giving credit to the correct person for the original scientific concept. Note the italicized word - this was a pure fictional concept originally and probably still is. Fiction writers get no credit for scientific concepts.

"....Fiction writers get no credit for scientific concepts...."

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That would be a shame. Give credit where credit is due. While art does imitate life, life also imitates art. After all, what is a hypothesis before it is tested, or an invention before it is realized? Just optimistic fiction.

Ever read Neuromancer? Gibson deserves at least a modicum of credit for his part in inspiring the development of the Web over which we are currently communicating.

Yet another large luminous loss....

Http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160109185001.htm