The Dyson Sphere is one of the hallmarks of looking for intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. Scientists say that if we manage to find one, we can be sure that it's a super-advanced ...

Researchers found seven stars in our galaxy that might host alien megastructures called Dyson spheres. But these stars' strange behavior could also be explained by other phenomena, like clouds of dust ...

In the classic 1937 sci-fi novel "Star Maker," author Olaf Stapledon imagined a massive machine that could encompass an entire star, capturing its energy and harnessing it to provide near unlimited ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. A bunch of your emails have come in regarding this popular note based on ...

Freeman Dyson's alien-hunting idea has worked its way into the culture. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Freeman Dyson may be gone ...

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