A Dyson sphere is a hypothetical megastructure that encompasses a star and captures a large percentage of its power output. The concept is a thought experiment that attempts to imagine how a spacefaring civilization would meet its energy requirements once those requirements exceed what can be generated from the home planet's resources alone. Because only a tiny fraction of a star's energy emissions reaches the surface of any orbiting planet, building structures encircling a star would enable a civilization to harvest far more energy.
Beautiful link omg
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Kyoyeou@slrpnk.net · 14 pts · 1y
But what about if we did the same aournd the moon! It would work at night too!
Kyoyeou@slrpnk.net · 9 pts · 1y
Wiki def Dyson Sphere:
A Dyson sphere is a hypothetical megastructure that encompasses a star and captures a large percentage of its power output. The concept is a thought experiment that attempts to imagine how a spacefaring civilization would meet its energy requirements once those requirements exceed what can be generated from the home planet's resources alone. Because only a tiny fraction of a star's energy emissions reaches the surface of any orbiting planet, building structures encircling a star would enable a civilization to harvest far more energy. Beautiful link omg
TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
Thanks because I legitimately thought it was one of those fancy vacuums or fans.
wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
Kids these days not watching enough Star Trek.
Kyoyeou@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 1y
Yeah, it didn't make sense in my head, felt like I was also missing something so I went and learned about it
Guayaba@fedia.io · 8 pts · 1y
The benefit of it working only in the daytime means you can build it at night though
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
I saw that comment on a link here to the wiki page for Dyson spheres. Wonder who copied whom.