The sphere articles

  • Seven Dyson Sphere Candidates

    I’m enjoying the conversation about Project Hephaistos engendered by the article on Dyson spheres. In particular, Al Jackson and Alex Tolley have been kicking around the notion of Dyson sphere alternatives, ways of preserving a civilization that are, in Alex’s words, less ‘grabby’ and more accepting of their resource limitations. Or as Al puts it: One would think that a civilization that can build a ‘Dyson Swarm’ for energy and natural resources would have a very advanced technology. Why then...

  • 53 Stars Are Possible Dyson Spheres

    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

  • What’s next for the Las Vegas Sphere?

    Sphere is working on a show that will "blow your socks off," but officials say an announcement won't come until sometime this summer. Jim Dolan, Sphere's CEO and executive chairman, admits that's a tease.