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53 Stars Are Possible Dyson Spheres - Aliens with a Trillion Times Our Energy

By Brian Wang

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May 17, 2024
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Dyson spheres (aka Dyson Swarms) are hypothetical structures where civilizations build solar power satellite collection around a star. We currently generate about 50 megawatts from space based solar power out of a total of about 20 terawatts. The total solar energy that hits the earth is about 10,000 times more and the total energy from the sun is 10 tr…

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