Research into an 'alien megastructure' found by Kepler Space Telescope has begun in earnest.
The mysterious structure has taken centre stage at the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute in California.
Astronomers will be using the Allen Telescope Array (ATA), to find out what is behind the structure that caused quite a stir among scientists and alien hunters alike.
It was first spotted by the Kepler Space Telescope team, who picked up on a "bizarre" star system that was emitting strange light patterns that scientists could not explain.
The star, dubbed KIC 8462852, appeared to be surrounded by a swarm of objects that one astronomer described as "something you would expect an alien civilisation to build.”
In a bid to ascertain whether extraterrestrial life can take credit for the system, Seth Shostak, a senior astronomer at the SETI, said: "We are looking at it with the Allen Telescope Array."
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