Dyson spheres, the hypothetical mega-structures that advanced alien civilizations might use to enclose a star and harness its energy, suffer from a fatal flaw: They are catastrophically unstable. But ...
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The megastructure that turns planets into stepping stones for star-harvesting
The Dyson Sphere is a theoretical megastructure proposed to surround a star and capture its full energy output. While some designs imagine a solid shell, most scientific analyses consider a “swarm” of ...
A researcher from German research institute Forschungszentrum Jülich has investigated for the first time the possibility of designing a Dyson sphere utilizing photovoltaic modules. A Dyson sphere is a ...
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How a black hole could power an alien civilization
Scientists have proposed that advanced alien civilizations could build a Dyson sphere around a black hole instead of a star. Black holes can release enormous amounts of energy through their accretion ...
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