Fictional Universe Taxonomy Research

Dyson Spheres

Tags: index
Type: number
Unit: Spheres

Civilizations

The Culture
Culture (pre-war): 6

Count of Dyson spheres or equivalent stellar enclosures operated by a civilization. A Dyson sphere completely encloses a star, capturing its entire energy output. Each sphere around a Sun-like star captures approximately 3.8 x 10^26 watts, equivalent to Kardashev Type II.