[Vince Ferrer]

What is clear is that the astronomers want a new, bigger telescope.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Ringworld! First step toward a complete Dyson Sphere.

OK, almost certainly not. But it would be cool.

[Fungi]

Where are the usual brainless wonders on this?

[Impy]

Click bait headlines are shameful.

[Bon mots]

[Talisker]

[Talisker]

[House Atreides]

Just as naval ships use a signal lamp as a visual signaling device for optical communications so advanced alien lifeforms are using this star to signal other intelligent lifeforms.

/sarc. ... but, seriously, this is an interesting phenomenon that I will try to follow. Thanks for posting.

[Brad from Tennessee]

Washington Post story on this subject posted earlier:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3349066/posts

The Atlantic:

http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/10/the-most-interesting-star-in-our-galaxy/410023/

The Economic Times:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/kic-8462852-the-most-mysterious-star-in-our-galaxy/articleshow/49398780.cms

TIME

http://time.com/4074957/flickering-star-aliens/

CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/15/world/extraterrestrial-intelligence-anomaly/

[samtheman]

Point an existing radio-telescope array at it and listen for a while. What’s the harm? What’s the cost?

[GingisK]

Then there is that NSA document that provides information related to the slightly successful decoding of an ET signal. That document is available on the NSA public website.

[un port en particulier]

Neat story.

[trebb]

Almost like saying, “Look at all the galaxies! Ours has life, why not others? Hey, I may be on to something here... Dang, I think I may have discovered alien life out there!”

[GingisK]

Wouldn’t that merely indicate multiple planets, some of them large?