KIC 8462852 Looks Strange, But Is It A Sign Of Aliens?

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Published on October 20, 2015 1:08:22 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UZdXJQERHE

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Probably not....
While I've been away this has been one of the bigger stories in astronomy, a paper titled 'Planet Hunters X. KIC 8462852 - Where's the Flux?' has shown bizarre brightness variations.
http://arxiv.org/abs/1509.03622

There's no viable explanation at this time, but the media likes to speculate that extraterrestrials may be responsilbe.