A look at creating artificial planets, ones vastly bigger than Earth.
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We return to the Megastructures series to discuss various ways of creating artificial planets, the special issues with making an Earth-like planet much larger or smaller than Earth, and the maximum size they can be, potentially larger than entire solar systems.
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Cover Art by Jakub Grygier: https://www.artstation.com/artist/jakub_grygier
Graphics Team:
Edward Nardella
Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
Kris Holland of Mafic Stufios: www.maficstudios.com
Misho Yordanov
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero: https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Stefan Blandin
Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Tiffany Penner
Music:
Markus Junnikkala, “We Roam the Stars”
Aerium, “Fifth Star of Aldebaran”
Kai Engel, “Endless Story About Sun and Moon”
AJ Prasad, “Aether”
Dan McLeod, “Mysterious Universe”
Sergey Cheremisinov, “White Atlantis”
Lombus, “Doppler Shores”