What's the deal with the stars in '3 Body Problem'?

"Has the universe ever winked at you?"It's the cryptic question alien-worshipper and Earth-Trisolaris Organization member Tatiana (Marlo Kelly) poses to Auggie (Eiza González) in Netflix's 3 Body Problem. And it's the one in the back of the nanotechnologist's mind when she and fellow "Oxford Five" member, physicist Saul (Jovan Adepo), find themselves staring at a sky full of stars blinking across the world. SEE ALSO:What exactly is the three-body problem in '3 Body Problem'?
In episode 1