{"id":71390,"date":"2021-01-30T06:10:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T11:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=71390"},"modified":"2021-01-18T00:57:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T05:57:15","slug":"could-humans-actually-build-a-dyson-sphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=71390","title":{"rendered":"Could Humans Actually Build A Dyson Sphere?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dyson spheres come up a lot in science fiction, as well as in discussions around alien civilizations. But what are they? Do they exist and the even bigger question&#8230; Could humans ever make one?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_ahAm6G39ek\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Want to support the channel? 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