Earth-Like Planet around Proxima?

[Jehanne]

I was interested in Alex's opinion, in particular.

I would love to be convinced that it's Aliens. Three things seem to contradict that:

1. Even Seth Shostak doubts that it's aliens
2. My personal gut feeling is that the pattern seems a bit too erratic to be an alien mega structure
3. History tells us that whenever we thought we found little green men, it was cool new astrophysics (Pulsars anyone?)

Number #1 doesn't tell us very much.  As for Number #2, yes, more data is needed.  As for Number #3, you're absolutely correct.  If KIC 8462852 turns out to be a dead end (for ET, at least), I won't be making any more of these types of posts.  Promise.