Could We Colonize Venus?

I explain if Venus could ever be colonized!

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Editing: John Young, Alex Potvin, Stefanie Schlang
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Script & Research: Nathan, Soren, Oskar Wrobel, Felix Schlang
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Host: Felix Schlang
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[TheUltimateGamer]

We could cool it with giant mirrors, then mine the Co2 ice. Then add water and the atmosphere, abd also life that is gaining light with more mirrors and you basicaly have an Earth-Venus

[cavereric]

At the LaGrange point between Venus and the Sun, place a large shade. Block enough of the UV radiation so that the atmosphere freezes. Then we will be able to land and start terraforming Venus.

[caldodge]

Venus enthusiasts downplay the need to send all supplies from Earth. Yes, some propose some sort of hardware that could mine Venus. I don't think they've thought that out thoroughly.

[gregorychaney]

I love this subject. More content like this, please! I'd also like to see discussions about living on other planets and moons in our solar system.
Thanks WAI!

[Imagine_Beyond]

To terraform Venus, we can use heat the atmosphere to extreme temperatures (much hotter than it is now) to remove the atmosphere. Using the jeans escape formula it is possible to calculate the required temperature needed. To provide the energy required we could use 2 mirrors near the sun corona to reflect light back and forth. At the right frequency it can allow excited helium to get to a lower energy state releasing electromagnetic radiation (light) which can bring more helium atoms to this new state. This idea is called a stellaser and was discussed by Isaac Arthur in his colonising the sun episode. This is a much faster method than the one proposed by Paul Birch which involves solar shades (the method kurzgesagt also talked about). In addition it solves the issue that the solar shades would have since with the shades, would still have to mine and remove the CO2 ice.

[homeygfunk]

Cloud cities? But I'm afraid of heights! 😢

[solifugus]

Indeed, the metal balloon floating city concept has been suggested for Venus. Obviously, we don't have the facilities today to build or launch and send large metal balloon there but one day with smelter perhaps on the Moon or Mercury.

[yourguard]

There is also the extreme day-night cycle...long nights, long days. But this also makes Venus pretty cold during the night.

[johnkrug]

Er, I suppose there could be 1G spaceports on Venusian orbit in a number of decades.... There would have to be natural resources in the neighborhood to allow them to be self All this depends on very long term interest and investment.... A lot more needs to be done before it's worth getting serious

[mariano]

We already have witnessed clouds ⛅️ scamers enjoining taken vantage of our crops

[TamagoHead]

We need to recognize earth as our natural space ship that we share.

We have a tiny life-bearing planet with intelligent life. 🤞

[Grunttamer]

I would really not want to weather a venusian storm in my balloon city. Literally anything goes wrong and you are going to have a very bad time

[solifugus]

My proposal for easily terraforming Venus: use a railgun to shoot regolith with precision to Venetian orbit, blocking the sun, and causing its mostly water vapor atmosphere to rain down into oceans. It will then be cool and very Earth-like except for oxygen and life. Ensure the first batch of regolith is sent to low Venetian orbit so it will soon fall down. Then send a second batch such as to form an orbital ring creating a day/night cycle on the day side (because Martian days are nearly an Earth year). Then drop the plants and follow with other life. Without predators, it should grow and spread very rapidly. However, it will have to be life that can survive roughly six months glacial nights, as winter will be more like an all-dark ice age. As spring comes, this ice melt off will be very nurishing for water life, though. So algae, seaweed, and then fishes will be the best beginning. Humans could come down anytime after the rain but would want settlements in areas that will not form glaciers.

[galanary]

I recommend Kurzgesagt's video about this topic
Search: Kurzgesagt Venus Terraforming

[Qwaylude]

Valient Thor was from Venus and he said they live in the sky 😮

[DFSJR]

Every time people talk climate change I say do some reading about Venus as that is were we are heading. YEA

[jbird]

I think having floating cities might work but why. Has to be minerals or some reason. However we Might be able to terraform the planet.
Atmosphere is 96% CO2. 3.5% nitrogen.
We need to get some kind of vegetation action going to turn the CO2 into carbon

[halcon]

My wife says it can be terraformed in 50 years.

[jackcornette]

Not exactly colonizing Venus if you’re not on the ground!

[ekij]

What humanity needs to do is swap Mars and Venus. Mars in a closer orbit would be warmer and Venus in a more distant orbit wouldn't so hot.
But humanity lacks the technology for such a task.