bing chen and yan li

Starlifting is the process of removing matter from stars, and in this episode we will look at how you would do this and why you would do this. We will see there are a lot of reasons, and that the methods are not very high tech at all.

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This video takes an in depth look at Orbital Rings and Space Elevators and is the first installment of a reboot of the original Megastructures video.

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Orbital Rings by Paul Birch
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Episode 3 is our final look at Megastructures designed to help carry cargo and people into space at far lower prices than we currently pay. Main focus is on the Lofstrom Launch Loop, StarTram Mass Driver designs, and the Space Fountain. Comments & questions welcome below.

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Launch Loop Paper:
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Today we take a look at Artificial Planets constructed as Shells around a filler mass, such as a black hole.

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A look at Discworlds, Flat Earths, and Alderson Discs in terms of how they'd function and how they might be built.

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The second installment of the series looks at the Skyhook, a type of abridged Space Elevator that allows spacecraft to hook up and get into orbit at much lower launch speeds.

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NASA HASTOL study on skyhooks in conjunction with Hypersonic aircraft:
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A in-depth look at KIC 8462582, also known as Tabby's Star. We'll explore how this star became famous for an anomaly, what that anomaly was, and the various theories for what might be causing it.

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Recent Developments:
5 Aug 2016
Some new research came out the same day as the video, in terms of the overall dimming, Paul Gilster discusses it here, and Centauri Dreams is an excellent place to keep up on new developments as they occur:
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=36081

A look at the simplest type of Dyson Sphere, the Shkadov Thruster, a device able to move entire solar systems

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In this fourth installment of the series we take a lengthy look at Rotating Habitats, large space stations that simulate gravity via spin and can replicate Earth-like environments.

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Continuing our look at Dyson Spheres we examine the concept of the Nicoll-Dyson Beam, a type of advanced weapon that uses the output of an entire sun to create a laser that can strike target across the galaxy.

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