Scientists have identified new clues that could help astronomers spot one of the most famous hypothetical alien ...

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 ...

There’s a new wrinkle in the connection between the artificial intelligence race, and the drive to explore deep space. It’s getting a shot in the arm today with a headline from The Information that ...

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Red and white dwarfs may turn out to be the most promising objects for searching for hypothetical Dyson spheres, systems ...

A rendering of a potential Dyson sphere, named after Freeman A. Dyson. As proposed by the physicist and astromomer decades ago, they would collect solar energy on a solar system wide scale for highly ...

New research from Germany has investigated for the first time the idea of building a photovoltaic Dyson sphere, a theoretical megastructure that could provide vast amounts of energy for interstellar ...

A new study suggests astronomers may have been looking for alien structures known as Dyson spheres in the wrong places.

Mark Gongloff is a Bloomberg Opinion editor and columnist covering climate change. He previously worked for Fortune.com, the Huffington Post and the Wall Street Journal. A Dyson Sphere is a ...

The best way to find alien technosignatures is to look for ones that have long survived their creators, according to a new ...