The scientific quest to explain Kepler's most enigmatic find
October 5, 2017 by Abby Tabor,
Some 1,500 light years from Earth, a mystery of stellar proportions is playing out. A singular star out there captured scientists' and the public's imagination in September 2015 with its strangely fluctuating brightness. Ever since then, the scientific community has been observing this enigmatic character and sifting methodically through the data in search of an answer. Certain explanations are eliminated, while other likely suspects come to the fore. Meanwhile, the world has the chance to watch, as the scientific process and the mystery continue to unfold.
https://phys.org/news/2017-10-scientific-quest-kepler-enigmatic.html
