Yes, because no naturally occurring physical phenomena ever occur at regular cycles .. What if there is a continuously emitting celestial body that is blocked by other orbiting celestial bodies almost continuously - except for a small period every 16 days?
It always pays to read the article before posting the obvious.
Yes. There is potentially a completely natural explanation. Some rotating star with a electro-magnetic “geyser” of some kind that faces Earth once every sixteen days.
pulsars emit regularly - once every revolution
My bowling team discussed that very topic last Friday night. We couldn't come up with an answer.....