Tabby's Star, or KIC 8462852, took the internet by storm when it was speculated that it could be the home of an alien megastructure. But recent research seems to shed more light on the mystery.

The problem arises when something we know and understand very well, suddenly becomes eerie. That is what's going on with KIC 8462852 aka Tabby's star. To understand why tabby's star is an anomaly, we have