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This is very nearly the same as when this was posted a few days ago, except this time it omits what sure seemed like the most likely explanation (at least for m

This is very nearly the same as when this was posted a few days ago, except this time it omits what sure seemed like the most likely explanation (at least for most of them): the stars were never there, and were just radioactive contamination of (especially) 1950s astronomy photo negatives. On account of all the above-ground nuclear testing.

neilv 3y ago
"In 1952, a group of three 'stars' vanished–astronomers still can't find them (phys.org)" | 41 points by pavel_lishin 4 days ago | 12 comments | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38088183 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38088183