Mega Earths

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

• Episode: Mega Earths
• Website: Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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• Duration: 00:32:04
• Published: 2017-11-16 16:46

A look at creating artificial planets, ones vastly bigger than Earth. Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ We return to the Megastructures series to discuss various ways of creating artificial planets, the special issues with making an Earth-like planet much larger or smaller than Earth, and the maximum size they can be, potentially larger than entire solar systems. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/ioKidcpkZN0 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Support the Channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Visit the sub-reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Cover Art by Jakub Grygier: https://www.artstation.com/artist/jakub_grygier Graphics Team: Edward Nardella Jarred Eagley Justin Dixon Katie Byrne Kris Holland of Mafic Stufios: www.maficstudios.com Misho Yordanov Pierre Demet Sergio Botero: https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Stefan Blandin Script Editing: Andy Popescu Connor Hogan Edward Nardella Eustratius Graham Gregory Leal Jefferson Eagley Luca de Rosa Mark Warburton Michael Gusevsky Mitch Armstrong MolbOrg Naomi Kern Philip Baldock Sigmund Kopperud Tiffany Penner Music: Markus Junnikkala, "We Roam the Stars" Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" Kai Engel, "Endless Story About Sun and Moon" AJ Prasad, "Aether" Dan McLeod, "Mysterious Universe" Sergey Cheremisinov, "White Atlantis" Lombus, "Doppler Shores"