"there seem to me too many anomalies to explain all the vanished stars as known natural phenomena. In their current paper, the authors themselves discuss the possibility that they're seeing unknown phenomena, or that the vanished "stars" could be relics of technologically advanced civilizations, particularly the theoretical mega-engineering projects known as Dyson spheres."
What about the possibility that the inclusion of those stars in those 1950's star catalogs was a result of human error, instrument error, or scientific fraud?
What about the possibility that the inclusion of those stars in those 1950's star catalogs was a result of human error, instrument error, or scientific fraud?