The Weight Of The Worlds
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Kurzgesagt — Unlimited Resources From Space: Asteroid Mining. A beautifully animated overview of how off-world mining and lunar processing would actually work — and why the real bottleneck has always been getting the cost of access low enough to matter. The perfect starting point for the whole 'drag the asteroid belt home' thought experiment. Find out more on their YouTube channel: @kurzgesagt
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StarTalk
StarTalk — Why the Moon is Spiraling Away From Us. Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the tidal-momentum mechanism behind the Moon's ~3.8 cm-per-year recession — the same physics that explains why you can't 'reel the Moon back in' just by making Earth heavier. Find out more on their YouTube channel: @StarTalk
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Scott Manley
Scott Manley — Do Spacecraft Really Have To Endure The Hazards of Reentry? A grounded look at why reentry heat is so hard to cheat, and whether skipping or slowing down can spread the load — exactly the trick our Atmospheric Tanker Fleet relies on. Find out more on his YouTube channel: @scottmanley
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Bloomberg
Bloomberg — Want To Be A Trillionaire? Try Space Mining. A grounded look at the economics behind the trillion-dollar headlines, and why the most valuable resource in space may turn out to be something abundant back on Earth. The real boss fight of asteroid mining is Economics 101. Find out more on their YouTube channel: @business
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Harvard University
Watch (Harvard University): Love, Fear, and Greed: Why We Should Go to the Asteroids || Center for Astrophysics — Visionaries have argued that the mineral wealth in the asteroids is huge. @harvard
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Kurzgesagt — Unlimited Resources From Space: Asteroid Mining. A beautifully animated overview of how off-world mining and lunar processing would actually work — and why the real bottleneck has always been getting the cost of access low enough to matter. The perfect starting point for the whole 'drag the asteroid belt home' thought experiment. Find out more on their YouTube channel: @kurzgesagt
See the full series on TheWeightOfTheWorldsStarTalk
StarTalk — Why the Moon is Spiraling Away From Us. Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the tidal-momentum mechanism behind the Moon's ~3.8 cm-per-year recession — the same physics that explains why you can't 'reel the Moon back in' just by making Earth heavier. Find out more on their YouTube channel: @StarTalk
See the full series on TheWeightOfTheWorldsScott Manley
Scott Manley — Do Spacecraft Really Have To Endure The Hazards of Reentry? A grounded look at why reentry heat is so hard to cheat, and whether skipping or slowing down can spread the load — exactly the trick our Atmospheric Tanker Fleet relies on. Find out more on his YouTube channel: @scottmanley
See the full series on TheWeightOfTheWorldsBloomberg
Bloomberg — Want To Be A Trillionaire? Try Space Mining. A grounded look at the economics behind the trillion-dollar headlines, and why the most valuable resource in space may turn out to be something abundant back on Earth. The real boss fight of asteroid mining is Economics 101. Find out more on their YouTube channel: @business
See the full series on TheWeightOfTheWorldsHarvard University
Watch (Harvard University): Love, Fear, and Greed: Why We Should Go to the Asteroids || Center for Astrophysics — Visionaries have argued that the mineral wealth in the asteroids is huge. @harvard
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