Boyajian's star: the enigmatic sun with a giant companion

Boyajian's star KIC 8462852, a Dyson sphere candidate, with a giant companion up to 28 Jupiter masses discovered, set against the night sky

The brilliant Boyajian's star (KIC 8462852) shines at the center of the frame, casting distinctive diffraction spikes across a star-filled sky. This anomalous star, long considered a candidate for a Dyson sphere, is now at the heart of a new discovery: a giant companion with a mass of up to 28 Jupiters has been found orbiting it.

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