Tabby’s star drama continues

Slow fading as well as sharp drops in light baffle astronomers

KIC 8462852

IN FLUX  The star KIC 8462852 (aka Tabby’s star), which sits in the constellation Cygnus (illustrated), has been flickering and fading — and astronomers still don’t know why. 

C. Crockett, Stellarium

A star that made headlines for its bizarre behavior has got one more mystery for astronomers to ponder.