Cosmic-scale engineering

Cosmic-scale engineering involves deliberate, large-scale modifications of the universe's structure or phenomena, such as altering star or planetary systems, or manipulating cosmic energy. It encompasses advanced theoretical concepts like harnessing stellar energy, redirecting asteroids, or constructing megastructures like Dyson spheres to optimize energy collection. While currently speculative and far beyond our technological capabilities, such ideas aim to address long-term survival, resource needs, or explore fundamental physics. Essentially, it’s about applying engineering principles at the grandest scales imaginable, with the goal of influencing or reshaping cosmic environments for human or advanced civilizations’ purposes.