Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial and 20% off their annual subscription. The galaxy has many stars orbited by many planets, and many of these are orbited by immense icy moons, but could others have oceans on their surface, or even...
Could we grow our foods in the heavens rather than on the earth? Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ In order to do serious exploration and colonization of space, we will need a source of food beyond Earth. But can we go beyond simply...
How transmitting power down from space may be our future. Visit our sponsor: https://skl.sh/isaac2 Beaming energy down from satellites in orbit to replace the production of electricity on Earth may solve many of our problems, and avoid a potential economic or...
We explore the history and future of missions to Mars Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ You can see part 1 here: https://youtu.be/Pv7aigOzQKo For years following the Moon landings it seemed liked Mars would be our next step and sooner...
We contemplate colonizing planets, but what about the stars themselves? Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Containing virtually all the mass and resources of the solar system, the Sun, the Sun is the ultimate asset for a growing...
Use my link http://www.audible.com/isaac or text isaac to 500-500 to get a FREE audiobook and 30-day free trial! The concept of Interstellar Empires has fascinated us for as long as we've know those stars in the night sky were other solar systems, and it's become a...
Could the cold outer reaches of the solar system ever be called home? Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Far beyond even Pluto and the Kuiper Belt is a vast and mostly empty region of space that we theorize may contain trillions of comets...
In memory of Carl Sagan, this episode will review many of the topics he covered during his career and see what what we've learned about the Cosmos and its inhabitants since then. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join the Facebook Group:...
We continue our look at colonizing the solar system by visiting Venus, and exploring both the options for vast floating habitats in the upper atmosphere as well as full terraforming of the planet. To pickup a copy of Ringworlds, our Book of the Month, use my link...
In this episode we'll be looking at improvements to rocket systems, with the main focus on re-usability. We will also look a bit deeper at rocketry principles, at some other improvements and alternative uses for rockets, such as oceanic launches, and discuss Metallic...