Study suggests alien power plants drain energy from seven stars in space

Scientists recently surveyed five million distant solar systems using ‘neural network’ algorithms, leading to an intriguing discovery of nearly 60 stars surrounded by what might be “giant alien power plants.”

Among these 60 stars, seven M-dwarf stars, ranging from 60% to 8% the size of the Sun, were observed emitting high infrared ‘heat signatures,’ according to the astronomers.

The study suggests that these infrared emissions cannot be easily explained by known outer space phenomena, hinting at the possible existence of a long-theorized alien power-generation technology within our Milky Way galaxy.

**What are Dyson Spheres?**
Dyson spheres are a hypothetical concept of megastructures built by highly advanced civilizations to harvest energy from stars.

In their new project named Hephaistos, researchers have found a novel method to search for signs of alien power generation. They analyzed data from astronomical surveys Gaia DR3, 2MASS, and WISE to identify potential Dyson sphere candidates in the Milky Way.

The researchers stated in the study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, “We present a comprehensive search for partial Dyson spheres by analyzing optical and infrared observations from Gaia, 2MASS, and WISE.”

They developed a specialized pipeline to detect potential Dyson sphere candidates, focusing on sources that display anomalous infrared excesses not attributable to any known natural radiation sources.

The latest hunt for infrared data, likely leading to Dyson spheres, was led by two groups of astronomers headed by Gaby Contardo at the International School for Advanced Studies in Italy and Matías Suazo at Uppsala University in Sweden.

The researchers combined data from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) space telescope, the European Space Agency’s Gaia satellite, and the ground-based 2MASS infrared telescope survey.

While some scientists believe there could be other explanations for the excess infrared signatures, Suazo remarked, “The most fascinating explanation could be actual Dyson spheres.”

From nearly five million sources, the researchers have created a catalogue of potential Dyson spheres. They studied signs of partially completed alien megastructures that might emit excess infrared radiation.

They concluded, “This structure would emit waste heat in the form of mid-infrared radiation that, along with the structure’s level of completion, would depend on its effective temperature.”