Kardashev Scale

• A measure of how technologically advanced a civilization is based on their energy usage
• Main types:
  • Type I
    • Planetary civilization
    • Can use and control energy at the scale of its planet (planets)
  • Type II
    • Stellar civilization
    • Can use and control energy at the scale of its solar system
  • Type III
    • Galactic civilization
    • Can use and control energy at the scale of its host galaxy galaxies

Space Astronomy