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In 1952, a group of three 'stars' vanished—astronomers still can't find them (phys.org)

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

A relatively low-tier K2 civilisation could almost certainly do it, but why the fluctuation in the IR signature rather than a more steady "shadow" indicative of a more consistent harvesting/drain?

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