what is the strangest star
Kepler telescope spots strange star. Image of the Milky Way that includes the Kepler field of view (Credit: Carter Roberts). A distant star is getting a lot of attention from astronomers â possibly as a sign that alien life is out there. The star KIC 8462852 was discovered through Planet Hunters, a citizen science program at Yale University. Taking data from the Kepler Space Telescope, volunteers go searching for signs of a drop in light due to orbiting exoplanets crossing in front of their parent stars. KIC 8462852 is 1,481 light years away from Earth.