From the SpaceX Starlink megaconstellation to the search for Type-I civilizations
Zaza Osmanov

TL;DR
This paper explores the potential for Type-I civilizations to build planetary megastructures, using SpaceX's Starlink as a basis, and discusses how such structures might be detected via astronomical instruments like VLTI and FAST.
Contribution
It introduces a novel framework for detecting extraterrestrial megastructures by analyzing their emission patterns and spectral variability with existing telescopes.
Findings
VLTI can potentially observe emission patterns of megastructures
Spectral variability method is effective for detection
FAST telescope can play a role in identifying techno-signatures
Abstract
Here we extrapolate the idea of launching SpaceX's Starlink satellites and study the possibility of building planetary megastructures (either designed as solid objects or as a web of satellites) by Type-I civilizations and the consequent detection of their techno-signatures. We have shown that the instruments of The Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) can potentially observe emission pattern of the huge constructions. Efficiency of the spectral variability method has been emphasized and the role of the FAST telescope was discussed.
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Taxonomy
TopicsSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life · Astro and Planetary Science · Planetary Science and Exploration
