Search For Intelligent Aliens Near Bizarre Dimming Star Has Begun
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 12:00
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers are using the Allen Telescope Array (ATA), a system of radio dishes about 300 miles (483 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco, to hunt for signals coming from the vicinity of KIC 8462852, a star that lies 1,500 light-years from Earth.