"Therefore, regardless of whether the beings reside on planets or elsewhere near the ... So the current seven Dyson sphere candidates deserve to be carefully examined." More information: T Ren ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare alignment of seven planets on 28 February when Mercury joins six other planets that are already visible in the night sky. Here's why it matters to scientists.

sci-fi writers and astrophysicists have considered partial shell pieces or a patchwork surrounding a star as a realistic Dyson sphere. Similarly, a rigid ring around a star or planet, as in Larry ...

The secret is in the particular combination of celestial bodies enclosed by a Dyson sphere or ring ... s moons aren’t large enough to act on the planet’s rings in a “global” sense ...