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New Dwarf Planet Discovered: A Minor Planet With a Major Future? (Narration Only)

Sep 30, 202512 minEp. 766
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The discovery of 2017 OF201 reminds us that even small worlds can hold vast potential — not just as frozen orbs, but as stepping stones for interstellar civilization.


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New Dwarf Planet Discovered: A Minor Planet With a Major Future?

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

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Chapters

0:00 Intro

1:11 What Counts as a Dwarf Planet?

3:47 The New Arrival: 2017 OF201

4:47 From Iceball to Megastructure

6:03 Waypoint to the Stars

8:38 Lessons from Pluto and the Dwarf Planet Census

9:43 Engineering Challenges & Opportunities

10:50 Extrapolating the Frontier

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