Dyson sphere

Summary

Dyson sphere is a megastructure^[1]. It draws 2,921 Wikipedia views per month (megastructure category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dyson sphere is credited with the discovery of Freeman Dyson^[3].
• Dyson sphere's image is recorded as Dyson Bubble.png^[4].
• Dyson sphere's instance of is recorded as megastructure^[5].
• Dyson sphere's instance of is recorded as fictional megastructure^[6].
• Dyson sphere's instance of is recorded as scientific theory^[7].
• Dyson sphere's instance of is recorded as thought experiment^[8].
• Freeman Dyson is named after Dyson sphere^[9].
• Dyson sphere's Commons category is recorded as Dyson sphere^[10].
• Dyson sphere's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02d2b^[11].
• Dyson sphere's spoken text audio is recorded as Dyson Sphere.ogg^[12].
• Dyson sphere's described by source is recorded as Search for Artificial Stellar Sources of Infrared Radiation^[13].
• Dyson sphere's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 20031896^[14].
• Dyson sphere's Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID is recorded as dyson_sphere^[15].
• Dyson sphere's Fandom article ID is recorded as sto:Dyson_sphere^[16].
• Dyson sphere's Fandom article ID is recorded as de.sto:Dyson-Sphäre^[17].
• Dyson sphere's Fandom article ID is recorded as memory-alpha:Dyson_sphere^[18].
• Dyson sphere's Fandom article ID is recorded as de.memory-alpha:Dyson-Sphäre^[19].
• Dyson sphere's Fandom article ID is recorded as fr.memory-alpha:Sphère_de_Dyson^[20].
• Dyson sphere's Fandom article ID is recorded as ja.memory-alpha:ダイソンの天球^[21].
• Dyson sphere's Fandom article ID is recorded as nl.memory-alpha:Dyson_bol^[22].
• Dyson sphere's Fandom article ID is recorded as memory-beta:Dyson_sphere^[23].
• Dyson sphere's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 141825582^[24].
• Dyson sphere's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Main/DysonSphere^[25].
• Dyson sphere's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 다이슨 스피어^[26].
• Dyson sphere's Scholarpedia article ID is recorded as Dyson_sphere^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include megastructure^[5], fictional megastructure^[6], scientific theory^[7], and thought experiment^[8].

History and Context

Freeman Dyson is named after Dyson sphere^[9].

Why It Matters

Dyson sphere draws 2,921 Wikipedia views per month (megastructure category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]