. . . . "Dyson Sphere identifies one of a class of megastructures and is originally credited to the physicist Freeman Dyson. Such a \"sphere\" would be a system of orbiting space-based solar power|solar-power satellites meant to completely encompass a star and capture most or all of its energy output. Dyson speculated that such structures would be the logical consequence of the long-term survival and escalating energy needs of a technological civilization, and proposed that searching for evidence of the existence of such structures might lead to the detection of advanced intelligent extraterrestrial life. Different types of Dyson spheres correlate with information on the Kardashev scale."@en . . . "Dyson sphere.jpg"@en . . "A Dyson sphere is a hypothetical megastructure originally described by Freeman Dyson. Such a \"sphere\" would be a system of orbiting solar power satellites meant to completely encompass a star and capture most or all of its energy output. Dyson speculated that such structures would be the logical consequence of the long-term survival and escalating energy needs of a technological civilization, and proposed that searching for evidence of the existence of such structures might lead to the detection of advanced intelligent extraterrestrial life. Since then, other variant designs involving building an artificial structure or series of structures to encompass a star have been proposed in exploratory engineering or described in science fiction under the name \"Dyson sphere\". These later proposals have not been limited to solar-power stations. Many involve habitation or industrial elements. Most fictional depictions describe a solid shell of matter enclosing a star, which is considered the least plausible variant of the idea."@en . "Power Collector/Mass Habitation Structure"@en . "Federation researchers"@en . "A Dyson sphere is a massive structure completely enclosing a star; such a sphere would contain and absorb its star's total energy output, thus allowing for near-indefinite habitation of its interior. The concept was first theorized on Earth in the 1950s by Dr. Freeman Dyson. In the 24th century, neither the United Federation of Planets nor any known alien culture has either the engineering ability or the technology to create a functional Dyson sphere. In 2370, Starfleet dispatched the USS Freeman Dyson to study the sphere. (Decipher RPG sourcebook: Worlds)"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Dyson Sphere identifies one of a class of megastructures and is originally credited to the physicist Freeman Dyson. Such a \"sphere\" would be a system of orbiting space-based solar power|solar-power satellites meant to completely encompass a star and capture most or all of its energy output. Dyson speculated that such structures would be the logical consequence of the long-term survival and escalating energy needs of a technological civilization, and proposed that searching for evidence of the existence of such structures might lead to the detection of advanced intelligent extraterrestrial life. Different types of Dyson spheres correlate with information on the Kardashev scale."@en . . "A Dyson sphere is a hypothetical megastructure originally described by Freeman Dyson. Such a \"sphere\" would be a system of orbiting solar-power satellites meant to completely encompass a star and capture most or all of its energy output. The Ringworld is a similar if much less ambitious megastructure, that harnesses much more energy from its star than a normal planet is capable of."@en . . "As no radiant sunlight or solar wind escaped from the sphere, starships were not able to detect it until they were almost on top of it. As a result, the USS Jenolan crashed onto it in 2294 after being pulled in by the sphere's immense gravity well while en route to the Norpin colony. In 2369, the USS Enterprise-D discovered the Jenolan and investigated the sphere. The sphere was deserted because the star around which it was constructed was highly unstable. (TNG: \"Relics\" )"@en . . "Dyson sphere interior.jpg"@en . . "Named for physicist Freeman Dyson who first proposed the concept in 1960, a Dyson Sphere is a star virtually enclosed by surrounding civilization such that it utilized as much of its output energy as possible. Though commonly thought of as a single structure forming a solid shell, Dyson had originally proposed what is more commonly referred to today as a \u2018Dyson Swarm\u2019; a cloud of discrete habitat structures whose collective density provides virtually total capture of solar energy. A more recent variation of this concept proposed by mathematician Robert Bradbury has come to be called a Matrioshka Brain and is based on the notion of computational systems rather than habitats for organic life forming the majority of a Dyson Swarm. In previous Solaria phase articles we\u2019ve touched on what could easily become the basic elements of these complexes; the EcoSphere, the Sundisc, and the Solar Ribbon. The Solarian civilization will have many aspects akin to a Dyson Swarm or Matrioshka Brain clustering, initially, along the solar ecliptic plane. But when Marshal Savage discussed this concept, originally, he was referring to a specific form of energy system likely to be realized by the Solarian age. He imagined that the solar civilization would tend to organize along the solar ecliptic plane and seek to preserve the natural planets and, in particular, life on Earth, a terraformed Mars, and any other planets we manage to terraform by one means or another. Thus his proposed Dyson Sphere would to be based on a unique form of solar collector that, instead of orbiting the sun, would employ the characteristics of a solar sail to \u2018float\u2019 like a vast raft on the pressure of sunlight and solar ejecta. By doing this these solar collectors could be grouped into extremely dense tiled geometric complexes that would not be limited to travel along an orbital trajectory. Simply floating at an \u2018altitude\u2019 where the solar radiation is tolerable to their structure and systems and where solar prominences are a reduced hazard, they would congregate above and below the ecliptic, working their way north and south as these polar caps grow with time. In TMP2 we envision these solar collectors to be based on the most sophisticated of diamondoid materials and formed largely in the manner of a plant leaf employing a cellular structure around a denser network of thin but relatively heavily shielded \u2018veins\u2019. Using NanoFoam, they would be self-constructing and self-repairing and rely on a supply of molecular material from, perhaps, collected solar ejecta as well as supply rafts that float to the edge of the solar array complex. The majority of the collector area would be a thin membrane, spreading over areas of hundreds of kilometers per unit cell, functioning as a vast phased array laser or maser that beams its energy to secondary collimator and tracking optics atop tree-like booms grown at the nodes between multiple cells. These, in turn, direct the energy continuously to constellations of solar-orbital collector stations farther out in solar system. With such a system, some 95% of the sun\u2019s potential insolation area could be utilized for energy without impacting the 5% insolation area along the ecliptic where much of the civilization resides. Portions of the collective array may be also used as deep space laser/maser communications arrays, modulating the sunlight into signal beams to other stars as our civilization\u2019s colonization of the galaxy begins. The lack of orbital rotation would make it easier for these systems to continuously track other stars. These may also have an additional role as nuclear isomer producers and anti-matter collectors. Some collector cells could be fashioned into vast gamma ray optics systems that pump nuclear isomer materials to create \u2018atomic batteries\u2019 shipped by deployable solar sail transports to the outer solar system. Similar facilities could host sophisticated sunward-facing very high power magnetic collector systems designed to filter and concentrate antiprotons from the solar ejecta. Stored in magnetic trap systems, -or possibly by other means by the time of Solaria- and shipped by solar sail as well, these would become fuel for the most advanced high-speed spacecraft employing antimatter propulsion. Eventually, this would become the fuel for starships of the initial Galactia phase."@en . . "Dyson sphere"@en . "The Dyson Sphere was a construct located somewhere in the Beta Quadrant, a massive sphere that was one of the first examples matching the Human scientist Freeman Dyson's postulation of a Dyson sphere, a constructed world built around a star. The inner surface is approximately 1 AU from a central star, with the entire structure being a little more than 2 AU in diameter, with a very large surface area capable of supporting life. The USS Jenolen crashed on the surface of this Dyson Sphere in 2294. In 2369, the USS Enterprise-D discovered the Dyson Sphere and crash site. (TNG episode & novelization: Relics) The Sphere was located in the Beta Quadrant. (DS9 reference: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual)"@en . . "As no radiant sunlight or solar wind escaped from the sphere, starships were not able to detect it until they were almost on top of it. As a result, the USS Jenolan crashed onto it in 2294 after being pulled in by the sphere's immense gravity well while en route to the Norpin colony. In 2369, the USS Enterprise-D discovered the Jenolan and investigated the sphere. The sphere was deserted because the star around which it was constructed was highly unstable. (TNG: \"Relics\" )"@en . . . . . "The USS Enterprise-D orbiting a Dyson Sphere"@en . "Anyone"@en . . . . "A Dyson sphere was a hollow sphere, with a sun at the centre, designed to completely enclose the star and collect all the energy that would otherwise escape into space. (PROSE: Lucifer Rising) They were the products of ultra-high-level civilizations, and could fit a couple quadrillion people. (PROSE: Down) The People lived in the inner shell of such a construct, known as the Worldsphere. (PROSE: The Also People, Walking to Babylon) The Mistress and K9 also had an adventure in a Dyson Sphere. (AUDIO: The Search)"@en . "A Dyson sphere (or \"shell\" as it appeared in the original paper) is a hypothetical megastructure that was originally described as a system of orbiting solar power satellites meant to completely englobe a star and capture its entire energy output, although other variants on this idea have been proposed \u2014 most notedly the solid shell concept pictured at right.Contents"@en . . . . . "There was an question that was bothering generations of astronomers, physicists, philosophers and astrologers. The question is: If universe is infinite, than why isn't every spot on covered with the light of an star. Some tried to answer it with ridiculous ideas of expanding universe, but some come to an idea that most of the stars are obscured. And idea of Dyson sphere was born!"@en . . "A Dyson sphere is a hypothetical megastructure originally described by Freeman Dyson. Such a \"sphere\" would be a system of orbiting solar-power satellites meant to completely encompass a star and capture most or all of its energy output. The Ringworld is a similar if much less ambitious megastructure, that harnesses much more energy from its star than a normal planet is capable of."@en . . . . . . . . "A Dyson sphere is a hypothetical megastructure originally described by Freeman Dyson. Such a \"sphere\" would be a system of orbiting solar power satellites meant to completely encompass a star and capture most or all of its energy output. Dyson speculated that such structures would be the logical consequence of the long-term survival and escalating energy needs of a technological civilization, and proposed that searching for evidence of the existence of such structures might lead to the detection of advanced intelligent extraterrestrial life."@en . . . . "Anyone"@en . . "A Dyson sphere is a massive structure completely enclosing a star; such a sphere would contain and absorb its star's total energy output, thus allowing for near-indefinite habitation of its interior. The concept was first theorized on Earth in the 1950s by Dr. Freeman Dyson. In the 24th century, neither the United Federation of Planets nor any known alien culture has either the engineering ability or the technology to create a functional Dyson sphere. The first Dyson sphere encountered by the Federation was discovered by the USS Enterprise-D in 2369, located in the Norpin sector. While studying the sphere, the Enterprise crew recovered Captain Montgomery Scott from the wreckage of the USS Jenolin, which crashed there in 2294. (TNG: \"Relics\") In 2370, Starfleet dispatched the USS Freeman Dyson to study the sphere. (Decipher RPG sourcebook: Worlds) After being defeated by the Iccobar, the Iconians left their technology and people in ten spheres. (Star Trek: Unity (fan film series)) The Tholian homeworld was a type of Dyson Sphere capable of sustaining an environment and ecosystem. (Star Trek: Freedom)"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Artificial"@en . . "There was an question that was bothering generations of astronomers, physicists, philosophers and astrologers. The question is: If universe is infinite, than why isn't every spot on covered with the light of an star. Some tried to answer it with ridiculous ideas of expanding universe, but some come to an idea that most of the stars are obscured. And idea of Dyson sphere was born! Many decades later Scotty encountered one Dyson sphere, but then an teleporter accident happened, so no one else knew they existed until Jean-Luc Picard, commanding Enterprise D, found that sphere, and gave Scotty a bottle of Whiskey. There are rumors that it was actually Kirk, commanding Enterprise A, the one who discovered the first Dyson sphere. However, Scotty clearly stated that he don't want Enterprises A, B, C, and D, and maybe even E, so Mega Enterprise-X Fighter Mode was sent to Dyson sphere."@en . . . . . . . "None in particular"@en . "Dyson Shell\nInterstellar Power Core"@en . . "Dyson Sphere"@en . . . . "The Dyson Sphere is a technologically superior megastructure, usually 10s to 100s of millions of miles in diameter. In 2369 the USS Enterprise-D discovered the first Dyson Sphere. The Function of the sphere is to act as a gigantic power supplement and generator, by basically progressively extracting the needed amount of power from the star within it. Thereby using it for itself or supplying it to others. The amount of rareness associated with the amount of Dyson Spheres is pretty evident due to the immense amounts of materials needed (Over 900,000,000,000,000,000 cm3)"@en . "\"Dyson Sphere\""@en . "Dyson Sphere"@en . "A Dyson sphere is a construct built enclosing a stellar body, with the benefit or intention of harnessing the entire energy output of the star. The expansive distances required to make this structure viable allow for a very large surface area, which, if properly designed, can be capable of supporting life. Gravity (through the mass of the structure, or by artificial mechanics) would essentially pull everyone 'down' towards the hull and away from the star. Topsoil, and atmosphere would most likely be present between the hull of the sphere and the star. (TNG episode: \"Relics\")"@en . "Massive Power Collector/Massive Habitation Center"@en . . . . "The Dyson Sphere is a technologically superior megastructure, usually 10s to 100s of millions of miles in diameter. In 2369 the USS Enterprise-D discovered the first Dyson Sphere. The Function of the sphere is to act as a gigantic power supplement and generator, by basically progressively extracting the needed amount of power from the star within it. Thereby using it for itself or supplying it to others. The amount of rareness associated with the amount of Dyson Spheres is pretty evident due to the immense amounts of materials needed (Over 900,000,000,000,000,000 cm3) There are not many Dyson Spheres known as of the 25th century, but as the future came around a couple Dyson Spheres were discovered."@en . . . "220"^^ . "A Dyson sphere is a megastructure that comprises a shell surrounding a star that captures the entire energy output of the star. A single Dyson sphere therefore has an energy output equivalent to that of an entire Type 2.0 Civilization - one way a civilization can reach Type 2 on the Kardashev scale is to construct a Dyson sphere. A Dyson sphere with a single purpose (rather than just energy collection) is called a stellar engine. Examples of these include Matrioshka brains, which use the energy output of the star for computation, and Shkadov thrusters, which use the energy for propulsion. Stellar engines are often constructed by Type 3.0 Civilizations and above."@en . "Named for physicist Freeman Dyson who first proposed the concept in 1960, a Dyson Sphere is a star virtually enclosed by surrounding civilization such that it utilized as much of its output energy as possible. Though commonly thought of as a single structure forming a solid shell, Dyson had originally proposed what is more commonly referred to today as a \u2018Dyson Swarm\u2019; a cloud of discrete habitat structures whose collective density provides virtually total capture of solar energy. A more recent variation of this concept proposed by mathematician Robert Bradbury has come to be called a Matrioshka Brain and is based on the notion of computational systems rather than habitats for organic life forming the majority of a Dyson Swarm."@en . "A Dyson sphere was a hollow sphere, with a sun at the centre, designed to completely enclose the star and collect all the energy that would otherwise escape into space. (PROSE: Lucifer Rising) They were the products of ultra-high-level civilizations, and could fit a couple quadrillion people. (PROSE: Down) Cramped Future Civilizations: take a solar system \u2013 actually take several, there isn't enough mass in one - build machines to build machines to build more machines to take the planets apart and rebuild them into a sphere with the nicest of the available suns at its centre. Live on the outside and plate the inside with solar-power collectors, or if you are technically advanced use gravity generators to live on the inside. Orbit a computer the size of a planet around the internal star and call it Cod and let it do all the difficult environmental stuff. This should solve all your overpopulation and space problems, except what to do with your increased leisure time. Take no calls from clones, or emulations of Freeman Dyson, his descendants or their lawyers. Mega-Hints For Type II Civilizations The People lived in the inner shell of such a construct, known as the Worldsphere. (PROSE: The Also People, Walking to Babylon) The Mistress and K9 also had an adventure in a Dyson Sphere. (AUDIO: The Search) Prior to her travels with the Seventh Doctor, Bernice Summerfield was part of a team of archaeologists who excavated the remnants of a Dyson Sphere around a white dwarf in the Vartaq Veil. Tidal stresses had pulled it out of shape until it degenerated into disconnected fragments, slowly leaking the atmosphere. The builders became nomadic and migrated from fragment to fragment. (PROSE: Lucifer Rising)"@en . "The Dyson Sphere was a construct located somewhere in the Beta Quadrant, a massive sphere that was one of the first examples matching the Human scientist Freeman Dyson's postulation of a Dyson sphere, a constructed world built around a star. The inner surface is approximately 1 AU from a central star, with the entire structure being a little more than 2 AU in diameter, with a very large surface area capable of supporting life. The Sphere was located in the Beta Quadrant. (DS9 reference: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual)"@en . . "A Dyson sphere is a construct built enclosing a stellar body, with the benefit or intention of harnessing the entire energy output of the star. The expansive distances required to make this structure viable allow for a very large surface area, which, if properly designed, can be capable of supporting life. Gravity (through the mass of the structure, or by artificial mechanics) would essentially pull everyone 'down' towards the hull and away from the star. Topsoil, and atmosphere would most likely be present between the hull of the sphere and the star. (TNG episode: \"Relics\") Such a structure as a Dyson sphere would have an internal surface many times the size of all 24th century Federation planets combined. The Federation did not have the technology at the time to create such a construction."@en . . . . . "A Dyson sphere is a megastructure that comprises a shell surrounding a star that captures the entire energy output of the star. A single Dyson sphere therefore has an energy output equivalent to that of an entire Type 2.0 Civilization - one way a civilization can reach Type 2 on the Kardashev scale is to construct a Dyson sphere."@en . . "A Dyson sphere (or \"shell\" as it appeared in the original paper) is a hypothetical megastructure that was originally described as a system of orbiting solar power satellites meant to completely englobe a star and capture its entire energy output, although other variants on this idea have been proposed \u2014 most notedly the solid shell concept pictured at right.Contents"@en . "Anyone"@en . . "Unknown"@en . . .