An update for SETG: The search program is structured around the idea that space-bound civilizations generate similar technosignatures: Systemic infrared (IR) signatures via orbital debris accumulation during the foothold and expansion phase.

Extending the framework: Debris clouds are a first series proto-civilization Dyson Sphere — the “Dyson Cloud.”

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