The Unexplained Star

Take a look at this entry from Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy blog. Since the news broke late last year, astronomers have been spending time looking at an object called either KIC 8462852 (if you're dull as ditchwater) or Tabby's Star. The thing about it is this: it's not a National Enquirer story. This is a star that's behaving in a really weird way, and scientists have not been able to eliminate aliens as an explanation. Tabby's Star is 1400 light years away. Assuming they receive our earliest radio transmissions, we can expect to hear from them in about 4715. Check it out!