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.

  • Tuxman@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    I don’t remember the math, but you lose return on investment after a certain percentage of coverage.

    Dyson Grids are the future!!! 😜

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      3 days ago

      Or DYson Bubbles, which would also “cover” enough “surface” to be viable without needing god knows how many planets’ worth of material

        • Rowan Thorpe@lemmy.ml
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          It would probably be configured using YAML and require health checks and quorum monitoring. I’m not sure I would want that job, especially on-call shifts. The consequences of downtime would be on a whole other level.