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Space Habitats: The Megastructures We’ll Call Home (Narration Only) Jun 13, 2026

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Explore the future of space habitats, from rotating cylinders and torus colonies to orbital cities, asteroid homes, and the megastructures humanity may one day live inside.

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Space Habitats: The Megastructures We’ll Call Home

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Editors: Briana Brownell, Ludwig Luska

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Space Habitats: The Megastructures We’ll Call Home Jun 13, 2026

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Explore the future of space habitats, from rotating cylinders and torus colonies to orbital cities, asteroid homes, and the megastructures humanity may one day live inside.

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Watch my exclusive video Nearby Supernovae: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-nearby-supernovae-could-one-destroy-earth-and-could-we-stop-it

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Space Habitats: The Megastructures We’ll Call Home

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Editors: Briana Brownell, Ludwig Luska

Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic and Markus Junnikkala, Phase Shift, Kai Engel, Chris Zabriskie, Taras Harkavyi, and Stellardrone

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What If Humanity Never Masters Fusion? (Narration Only) Jun 11, 2026

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What if fusion power never becomes practical? Humanity still has solar, fission, storage, beamed power, and enough known physics to build a spacefaring future.

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What If Humanity Never Masters Fusion?

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Graphics from: Jeremy Jozwik, Mafic Studios

Chris Zabriskie, "Unfoldment, Revealment"

Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Billions and Billions"

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What If Humanity Never Masters Fusion? Jun 11, 2026

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What if fusion power never becomes practical? Humanity still has solar, fission, storage, beamed power, and enough known physics to build a spacefaring future.

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What If Humanity Never Masters Fusion?

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Graphics from: Jeremy Jozwik, Mafic Studios

Chris Zabriskie, "Unfoldment, Revealment"

Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Billions and Billions"

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The Moon Base: Shackleton Crater vs Other Sites Jun 07, 2026

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Where should humanity build its first Moon base: Shackleton Crater, lava tubes, lunar maria, or the far side? The Moon’s future may be a network, not one base.

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The Moon Base: Shackleton Crater vs Other Sites

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Music Courtesy of Stellardrone & Chris Zabriskie

Graphics from: Jeremy Jozwik, Sergio Botero

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The Moon Base: Shackleton Crater vs Other Sites (Narration Only) Jun 07, 2026

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Where should humanity build its first Moon base: Shackleton Crater, lava tubes, lunar maria, or the far side? The Moon’s future may be a network, not one base.

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The Moon Base: Shackleton Crater vs Other Sites

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Music Courtesy of Stellardrone & Chris Zabriskie

Graphics from: Jeremy Jozwik, Sergio Botero

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Merging with Alien Civilizations - Our Future in a Galactic Community Jun 04, 2026

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First contact is easy. Living together isn’t. How would humanity merge with alien civilizations in a shared galaxy of trade, politics, and uneasy peace?

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Merging with Alien Civilizations - Our Future in a Galactic Community

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Editors: Keith Oxenrider & Donagh Broderick

Music Courtesy of Stellardrone

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Merging with Alien Civilizations - Our Future in a Galactic Community (Narration Only) Jun 04, 2026

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First contact is easy. Living together isn’t. How would humanity merge with alien civilizations in a shared galaxy of trade, politics, and uneasy peace?

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Merging with Alien Civilizations - Our Future in a Galactic Community

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Editors: Keith Oxenrider & Donagh Broderick

Music Courtesy of Stellardrone

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Antimatter Propulsion May 31, 2026

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Antimatter propulsion could be the fastest engine ever built. We explore how antimatter rockets work, their extreme energy density, and whether they could power humanity’s first true interstellar spacecraft.

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Antimatter Propulsion - Extended Edition

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Edited by: Thomas Owens & Merv Johnson II

Graphics: Jeremy Jozwik, Ken York YD Visual, Sergio Botero

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Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Markus Junnikkala, "A Fleet Behind the Moon"

Phase Shift, "Forest Night"

Kai Engel, "Endless Story About Sun and Moon"

Chris Zabriskie, "Unfoldment, Revealment", "A New Day in a New Sector"

Taras Harkavyi, "Alpha and..."

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Antimatter Propulsion (Narration Only) May 31, 2026

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Credits:

Antimatter Propulsion - Extended Edition

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Edited by: Thomas Owens & Merv Johnson II

Graphics: Jeremy Jozwik, Ken York YD Visual, Sergio Botero

Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images

Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Markus Junnikkala, "A Fleet Behind the Moon"

Phase Shift, "Forest Night"

Kai Engel, "Endless Story About Sun and Moon"

Chris Zabriskie, "Unfoldment, Revealment", "A New Day in a New Sector"

Taras Harkavyi, "Alpha and..."

Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Billions and Billions"

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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