The Mystery of the Vanishing Star

The Mystery of the Vanishing Star
By Mark Thompson (https://ift.tt/HIQFLWA)

A star 3,000 light years away pulled off the ultimate disappearing act, dimming by 97% for eight months before mysteriously returning to full brightness. This unexpected vanishing trick has finally been solved by astronomers who discovered a massive dust disk and a hidden companion star orchestrating one of the rarest eclipsing events ever observed, a one in a million phenomenon that won't happen again until 2068.

August 27, 2025 at 03:16AM
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