In broad terms, a stellar engine uses a star to generate work. A simple example is solar panels, which use the sun's radiation to generate electricity that we use to perform work. But the scaled ...

The Sun, our life-giving star ... This is the bizarre concept of a “binary stellar engine.” A recent paper, which is not yet peer-reviewed, puts forth this theoretical idea.

A new paper suggests intelligent extraterrestrials could be eating stars to fuel their sun-steering civilizations.

The Sun, our life-giving star, will eventually fade, plunging Earth into an eternal winter. However, there might be alien civilizations — far beyond our comprehension — that could transcend the limits ...