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Dimming Star Hints at Enormous Ring System

Dimming Star Hints at Enormous Ring System

Posted on 13th Feb 2026

There's an automated program running out of Ohio State University that searches the visible night sky every day for things that flare up or explode. Called the All-Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (or ASAS-SN), the most high-profile targets are new supernovae, but in amongst those headliners it...