The Best Place to Look for Alien Megastructures Might Be Moon Dust

Our search for technosignatures - clear signs of advanced civilizations beyond Earth - takes many forms. Many are driven by the famous Drake equation, which attempts to estimate how many technological...

Stability of Interstellar ‘Big Dumb Objects’ | Centauri Dreams

So könnten sternengroße Megastrukturen im All existieren

Bisher ist unklar, ob riesige Alien-Konstruktionen tatsächlich existieren können. Eine neue Studie zeigt, wann die Bauten stabil wären.

Megastructures 2004x08 "Petronas Towers"

Designed by Cesar Pelli, the Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world on the date of its completion. Located in Kuala Lumpur, the design of the 88 storey, 450m tall twin towers, carries an Islamic geometrical influence. The towers are a symbol of Malaysia’s pride. To instill competition, the contract for the construction of the towers were awarded to two different construction companies, each company was assigned to work on one of the towers. This episode takes a look at how the construction companies competed to complete their tower before the other. Problems faced, from the soil samples, the unique cement mixture used as a steel substitute, to the tropical weather, are covered.