The Star That Shouldn't Exist

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One of strangest discoveries in astronomy is one you've probably never heard of - Przybylski’s Star. This is a star that defies natural explanation and has many wondering whether this could be evidence of alien life, a star being deliberately "salted" by some advanced civilization. Join us today to learn more.

Written & presented by Prof. David Kipping, edited by Jorge Casas. Special thanks to Jason Wright for fact checking and for his wonderful blog that inspired this video

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REFERENCES

► Przybylski, A. 1977, "Is iron present in the atmosphere of HD 101065?", MNRAS 178, 71

► Wolff S. & Hagen, W. 1976, "The magnetic field of HD 101065", PASP 88, 119

► Gopka, V. et al. 2008, "Identification of absorption lines of short halflife actinides in the spectrum of Przybylski's star (HD 101065)", KPCB 24, 89

► Whitemire, D. & Wright, D. 1980, "Nuclear waste spectrum as evidence of technological extraterrestrial civilizations", Icarus 42, 149

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