“Science fiction, from ‘Footfall’ to ‘Star Trek,’ took the idea and ran with it, while social critics adopted the Dyson ...

Detecting a Dyson sphere could indicate a technologically advanced alien civilization that prefers not to communicate. Such structures could signal a Kardashev Type II civilization, which can ...

Scientists focused on detecting partially completed Dyson spheres emitting excess infrared radiation, although they acknowledge the possibility of false positives from natural celestial objects ...