The discovery of a strange star could mean alien life

Astronomers have discovered a distant star with an unusual flickering pattern and it could be a sign of alien civilization.

[radiosaturn]

This star is 1, 480 light years away. That means what we are seeing there happened 1, 480 years ago, so who knows what's going on there right now :O

[johnnymegabyte]

Rush – Cygnus X-1 Lyrics

In the constellation of Cygnus
There lurks a mysterious, invisible force
The Black Hole
Of Cygnus X-1

Six Stars of the Northern Cross
In mourning for their sister's loss
In a final flash of glory
Nevermore to grace the night...

1
Invisible
To telescopic eye
Infinity
The star that would not die

All who dare
To cross her course
Are swallowed by
A fearsome force

Through the void
To be destroyed
Or is there something more?
Atomized, at the core
Or through the Astral Door,
To soar...

2
I set a course just east of Lyra
And northwest of Pegasus
Flew into the light of Deneb
Sailed across the Milky Way

On my ship, the 'Rocinante'
Wheeling through the galaxies,
Headed for the heart of Cygnus
Headlong into mystery

The x-ray is her siren song
My ship cannot resist her long
Nearer to my deadly goal
Until the Black Hole,
Gains control...

3
Spinning, whirling,
Still descending
Like a spiral sea,
Unending

Sound and fury
Drowns my heart
Every nerve
Is torn apart...

[hugh]

Europa has water. I think aquaman might live there.

[flatsun]

Strange Light from a Star = Alien Mega Structure

I wish i worked for Nasa so i can pull some bull-shit story from my Ass

[ranger-comy]

OR it could be idk a bunch of comets circling around the star and every so often giving that impression of flickering.

[johncalvados]

I'm okay with CNN exaggerating the fuck out of this, as long as it bring more money to scientific research.

[M_Nificent]

Okay that all sounded convincing until she said "amateur" scientists :-|

[DeadHawk]

I mean if I was an alien civilization I would totally make a GIANT flickering light in space! ;)

[FallenMonk]

Doesn't that mean we saw something that happened 1480 years ago?

[codaaaaaaaaa]

Their star runs on the first edition of windows 98, they occasionally have to turn it off and on again to * bursts out singing * RELIGHT THE FIIIYA

[porkpiehatkid]

Well it's obviously the Dreadnaught

[alexunity]

Or it could just be a all enough planet which is far enough to orbit around the sun in that time span.

[tangentcreative]

When a planet orbits and goes between us and the star it dims. This is how planets are currently searched for and found. Not yet sure what the hubbub about this star is.

[powerupyourhealth]

This is an interesting discovery. Could mean there IS life out there.

[Shakor]

She sounds like she has no clue what she is talking about.

[JoeBoozer]

lol could mean.. like we dont know aliens exist..

[pairadicefound]

Earth is Concave space contained within

[danielsaunders]

Hmm ok heres a job ill give anyone $50, 000 for that reporter instagram

[Gmsrebukethetempter]

your going to find something your not going to like

[josh]

Well there is something else out there it's mathematically impossible for there to be no other life. Makes me wonder if they are trying to contact another life form like that one thing we got transmitting music beyond our solar system.