Scientists think alien civilizations could be using ‘Dyson Spheres’ to siphon energy from black holes
Space Scientists think alien civilizations could be using ‘Dyson Spheres’ to siphon energy from black holes By Ben Cost Published July 29, 2026, 11:29 a.m. ET Alien civs could be using Dyson spheres to harness energy from black holes, researchers theorize. 91DPI - stock.adobe.com See more of our coverage in your search results.
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| Publication time | Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:29:55 -0400 |
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Space Scientists think alien civilizations could be using ‘Dyson Spheres’ to siphon energy from black holes By Ben Cost Published July 29, 2026, 11:29 a.m. ET Alien civs could be using Dyson spheres to harness energy from black holes, researchers theorize. 91DPI - stock.adobe.com See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google They’re hole-ar powered. If super-advanced alien civilizations exist, they would surely require insane amounts of energy to run. Now, international scientists are theorizing that these intelligent extraterrestrials could be harnessing the requisite power from black holes, per a study in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
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