Colonizing Neptune

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

• Episode: Colonizing Neptune
• Website: Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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• Duration: 00:28:16
• Published: 2018-09-20 16:42

A look at Neptune, a potential gateway to the stars... The Icy Giants, Neptune and Uranus, are often overlooked for as candidates for colonizing our solar system. Even when noted, the focus tends to be on their larger moons like Triton. Today we will challenge that notion by looking at way we might place a colony on the planet itself, and how Orbital Rings and Chandelier Cities might let us colonize any gas giant. We will also look at how helium-3, a core ingredient of aneutronic fusion abundant on Neptune, might serve as the fuel of future starships, and the physics behind some other starship drives future science might give us access to, such as laser propulsion. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/cb6sdimG8GE Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: http://signil.com/sfia Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/v5UKTsz Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/colonizing-neptune Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/colonizing-neptune-narration-only Credits: Outward Bound: Colonizing Neptune Episode 152, Season 4 E38 Writers: Isaac Arthur Editors: Darius Said Gregory Leal https://www.gregschool.org/gregschoollessons/orbital-rings-and-planet-building Jerry Guern Keith Blockus Mark Warburton Matthew Acker Sigmund Kopperud Producer Isaac Arthur Cover Artist: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics Team: Darth Biomech https://www.artstation.com/darth_biomech Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Jarred Eagley Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Katie Byrne Ken York of YD Visual https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Kit Carson Krisitijan Tavcar https://www.miragedereve.com Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com Sergio Boterio https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Narrator: Isaac Arthur Music Manager: Luca DeRosa - [email protected] Music: Markus Junnikkala, "Hail the Victorious Dead" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ Serena A, "Science" Stellardrone, "Cepheid" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com Chris Zabriskie,"We Were Never Meant to Live Here" http://chriszabriskie.com Aerium, "Fifth star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ NJ Mandaville, "Swell" https://soundcloud.com/nj-mandaville