A Deepness in the Sky is a science fiction novel by American writer Vernor Vinge. …
Start with a single planet orbiting a white dwarf star nicknamed the OnOff star because it is consistently dormant 215 out of every 250 years. Add in a sentient species that survives on the planet. Finally toss in two competing, space faring groups of humans come to investigate. Mix well and enjoy the result!
An unexplained, much shorter period "on off" star was identified in 2021. It doesn't go off completely and one theory is that is part of an occluding binary pair. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TW_Pictoris
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Start with a single planet orbiting a white dwarf star nicknamed the OnOff star because it is consistently dormant 215 out of every 250 years.
Add in a sentient species that survives on the planet.
Finally toss in two competing, space faring groups of humans come to investigate.
Mix well and enjoy the result!
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