Colonizing Rogue Planets

Aug 14, 2025

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Rogue planets wander the cosmos without stars, but could we still call them home? This episode dives into how humanity might transform these frozen giants into thriving outposts of civilization.

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Credits:
Colonizing Rogue Planets
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:14 What Are Rogue Planets?
7:33 Life in the Dark: Rogue Planet Biospheres
13:50 Settling the Shadows: Habitats on Rogue Planets
16:42 Buried Cities Beneath the Ice
19:55 Floating Cities on Cryogenic Seas
22:23 Mobility and Expansion: Connecting the Cold Frontier
25:15 Out of the Darkness: A Future in the Void