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Colonizing Venus

Isaac Arthur · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Space exploration & spaceflightFuturism & technology and society

What it is

Isaac Arthur examines options for colonizing Venus, from vast floating habitats in the temperate upper atmosphere to full terraforming of the planet. It is a long-form speculative futurism episode in his solar system colonization series.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters cite it as the go-to reference for the idea of living in Venus's atmosphere rather than on the surface.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “Caution: don't click unless you have nothing else to do today.”

    Long, absorbing exploration of colonizing Venus

    jakeogh, 2018-03 · Recommendation · in “Missions could see NASA spacecraft heading to Uranus and Neptune”

  2. “I enjoy Isaac Arthur's YouTube channel where he explores topics like colonizing Venus.”

    Isaac Arthur explores colonizing Venus

    alistproducer2, 2020-05 · Recommendation · in “How Long Was Venus Habitable?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: space colonization, terraforming, floating cities, venus, futurism

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