Interstellar Propulsion Technologies - RANKED!
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Space, astronomy, exoplanets, astroengineering and the search for extraterrestrial life & intelligence. The Cool Worlds Lab (http://coolworldslab.com), based at the Department of Astronomy, Columbia University, is a team of astronomers seeking to discover and understand alien worlds, particularly those where temperatures are cool enough for life, led by Professor David Kipping.
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Use code coolworlds at https://incogni.com/coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan. Many of you wanted me to talk about the different interstellar propulsion ideas out there so we figured a fun way to compare them all would be in a tier list! Today we take a look at 14 different methods proposed to explore the stars. Let us know your rankings down below in the comments. Written & presented by Prof. David Kipping. Edited by Jorge Casas. → Support our research: https://www.coolworldslab.com/support → Get merch: https://teespring.com/stores/cool-worlds-store → Check out our podcast: www.youtube.com/@CoolWorldsPodcast THANK-YOU to T. Widdowson, D. Smith, L. Sanborn, C. Bottaccini, D. Daughaday, S. Brownlee, E. West, T. Zajonc, A. De Vaal, M. Elliott, B. Daniluk, S. Vystoropskyi, S. Lee, Z. Danielson, C. Fitzgerald, C. Souter, M. Gillette, T. Jeffcoat, J. Rockett, D. Murphree, M. Sanford, T. Donkin, A. Schoen, K. Dabrowski, R. Ramezankhani, J. Armstrong, S. Marks, B. Smith, J. Kruger, S. Applegate, E. Zahnle, N. Gebben, J. Bergman, C. Macdonald, M. Hedlund, P. Kaup, W. Evans, N. Corwin, K. Howard, L. Deacon, G. Metts, R. Provost, G. Fullwood, N. De Haan, R. Williams, E. Garland, R. Lovely, A. Cornejo, D. Compos, F. Demopoulos, G. Bylinsky, J. Werner, S. Thayer, T. Edris, F. Blood, M. O'Brien, D. Lee, J. Sargent, M. Czirr, F. Krotzer, I. Williams, J. Sattler, B. Reese, O. Shabtay, X. Yao, S. Saverys, A. Nimmerjahn, C. Seay, D. Johnson, L. Cunningham, M. Morrow, M. Campbell, B. Devermont, Y. Muheim, A. Stark, C. Caminero, P. Borisoff, A. Donovan, H. Schiff, J. Cos, J. Oliver, B. Kite, C. Hansen, J. Shamp, & R. Chaffee. REFERENCES ► Kipping, D., 2024, "The Halo Drive: Fuel-Free Relativistic Propulsion of Large Masses via Recycled Boomerang Photons", JBIS: https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.03423 MUSIC Licensed by SoundStripe.com (SS) [shorturl.at/ptBHI], Artlist.io, via CC Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) or with permission from the artist. 0:00 Tamuz Dekel - Quiet Pull 2:55 Joachim Heinrich - Horizon 4:17 Joachim Heinrich - Stjärna 6:40 Hill - World of Wonder 7:46 Chris Zabriskie - The Oceans Continue to Rise 8:17 We Dream of Eden - Discovery 9:48 Chris Zabriskie - The Oceans Continue to Rise 11:11 Hill - Arctic Warmth 13:50 Hill - Northern Boards 17:25 Hill - Fragile 21:02 Hill - The Meek CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:33 Chemical Rockets 3:31 Nuclear Thermal Rockets 5:55 Nuclear Pulse 8:20 Incogni 9:48 Solar Sails 12:15 Fission Sails 13:05 Laser Sails 14:47 Alcubierre Drive 15:24 Wormholes 16:09 Antimatter 17:28 Mind Upload 18:02 Negative Mass 18:42 Halo Drive 19:46 Ion Engine 20:32 Bussard Ramjet 21:03 Outro 22:51 Credits #InterstellarPropulsion #TierList #CoolWorlds
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