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		e12e on Aug 7, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tabby's star is dimming at an incredible rate Maybe the visible size of the ship is bigger, as it's unfolding / building a solar sail to brake using our sun's radiation? (like a parachute on a drag racer). Ah, but 2au is probably still way too big?

sitkack on Aug 7, 2016 [–]

What if the parachute was a big magnetically contained gas cloud ?

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