Where Will We Go After Earth Becomes Uninhabitable?

Ever since humanity discovered that there are other places outside of Earth, we've thought about leaving it. On this episode of What If we're going to do just that. But where would we go? Is building a ring world in space a possibility? Maybe terraforming Venus is our best option for a sustainable life. If we were to leave earth and create something like a ring world, where would we find the materials to do so? And if we lived on Venus, how different would it be from Earth? But before we blast off, why would we ever want to leave?
00:00 Scientists Plan to Leave Earth For Good?
00:48 Earth becomes one of Jupiter's moons
13:33 Living on a ringworld or terraforming Venus?
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[@Gorav14]

Oh really??

[@macwelch8599]

I would rather go back in time than leave Earth

[@lanxy2398]

going back in time is less likely than us just leaving earth

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@@lanxy2398 maybe

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I will never leave my beautiful home the Earth.

[@Ozymandias54]

Same I love to be able to breathe.

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I will in 2050 to go to mars

[@dwjoseph59]

And other planets aren't in the goldilocks zone either. Just look at what happened to our formerly twin sister planet venus for example.

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​@@francisrodriguez9697 Mars is the safe place

[@francisrodriguez9697]

@@leikukuifemaledaughter24 not when the sun turns into a red giant it will be to hot

[@dreya312]

“It's fun to speculate.” I agree, I love space so much but I'm afraid we might know just little of it, and the more you know, the more you realize you don't know

[@Zombina638]

No

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Please man, keep making long documentaries like that!!

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[@ChouchinHonori]

Feels like I'm watching National Geographic Channel rather than a what if video.

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Even in its worst conditions, earth will be far more suitable for us than some planet that no one has ever seen.

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The things that keeps me up at night are thoughts like the fact that the human species as a whole. There’s no telling if afterwards, there will be any form of intelligent life on Earth. Thoughts like the sun completely blowing up, an unexpected asteroid, a rogue planet or black hole entering the solar system, or a gamma ray burst… These thoughts are what is responsible for my chronic insomnia.

[@tkic23614]

Feel ya dude, lol. But i usually try to stay on the optimistic side, i mean, think how much progress we made in just a few thousand years, and we already are in the early stages of mastering meteorite deflection to defend our planet. I'm not so concerned for a natural disaster because if we keep our progress, i think we can survive any such occurance thrown at us. But in order to make that happen, we have to make sure we stop killing our planet with pollution and we dedicate all our resources over there instead of continuously warring ourselves. I think it's far, far more likely that humanity causes its own demise with misplaced priorities and stupid behaviour of politicians , rather than any cosmic disaster.

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Yup

[@RickGrimes__]

So you panick over things that most likely you wont see neither your kids

[@MichaelPhongMitchell]

Astronomers speculate that we might have a black hole in our solar system already. The black hole would have to be about the size of Earth or smaller.

[@ssjgotenks2009]

@@tkic23614 lame were not gonig to kill are planet god told su hwo end will coem and ti wotn be by us

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Scientists think they can "fix" another planet for humans when we can't take care of the one we have?

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[@Silent-Queen]

In every damn What If videos, I’d just come to one conclusion: I’d just die like everyone else 😂

[@imkurisuchan]

Why do they bother focusing on exploring the outer space while there's still a lot to discover here on Earth?

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Earth is the past, space is the future.

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@@novacaesar9303 we wouldn’t be able to go to space if it wasn’t for earth

[@cjxavier5901]

i am already imagining in my head when there will be a time where one would visit their relatives in the next galaxy

[@redfoxdiamond8990]

a 10 minute digest of a documentary is well sensible than a 2 hour one which rolls back and forth that makes you think what is the real score anyway

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@@francisrodriguez9697 yes it’s going to happen soon

[@cinemartin3530]

I think that the extreme complexity of implementing all these options should serve as an excellent reason to prevent our home from becoming uninhabitable. It's funny how people worry about issues that don't even concern them at the moment. In general, I assumed that it would be about the time when the sun begins to expand and swallow the Earth. In that case, we'll run away to Neptune. But apparently you meant that the Earth would become uninhabitable for some other reason, which is cool. In addition, you have proposed new options for the place of residence of mankind, I like the fact that you looked at it from the other side. 😏

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They should make a movie on this with a storyline and everything

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[@chriscarlisle5676]

9:00 also bring bees for your hydroponic gardens as honey is not perishable. Bring as many ways to generate imperishables as possible. 11:00 many "sci-fi" mediums have looked into just such an issue. (Sci Fi in quotes due to how much this "fiction" seems to predict etc.)

[@andybilakshow260]

*Aquaponics

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[@quackers3198]

Living on Jupiter would be very complicated

[@SomeBody-_-Yt]

You can't live on gas.

[@ClearYourMindTravel]

I don't think it would be fun living on Jupiter.

[@nabryankeene2549]

Yes it would be very complicated if it was possible to live on Jupiter, but it's not Humanly possible for anyone to live on Jupiter though.

[@cyberzombie4958]

Prolonged winter vacations will going to be the best thing if this happens

[@vedantsharma9661]

can you do a video on "what if every rocky planet in the solar system was habitable?"

[@GamingKryz]

What if all those tech and harvesting used to repair Earth instead? Problem solved.

[@Max-ri4ue]

I know right! Why don't we just fix the Earth) Much easier probably

[@KerbalOnDres]

Of course, Earth will always be more habitable than let´s say Mars or Venus. But what if an asteroid hits us? Having a backup planet is always good

[@andybilakshow260]

That would cost too much. At least that's the current prognosis. Oh great, Now we're going to bring money problems to another planet. Lord have mercy on our dumb asses. God won't let us destroy another planet. You can be we'll play hell getting there.

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​@@KerbalOnDres its likely to hit other "habitable" planets

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[@Leo-pd4fc]

Colonized Mars sound realistic than colonized Venus But IT would Be amazing to colonized another planet and Ring world sounds very interesting But scary too...

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A ring world would not have night but the constant glaring of the sun, pretty toasty.

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I enjoy these longer videos!

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[@Marvelsdisneydreamuniverse]

Speaking of space: Imagiene a rocky Earth like jungle planet that has 4 times the size of our world and takes about 12 years to orbit it's sun like star and has a 36 hours day night cycle. It also has a Mecury sised moon which takes about 340 days to orbit the planet. Is this realistically possiblle?

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[@ChouchinHonori]

I feel like terraforming Mars is easier because it can be done with current technology. The only thing stopping us is money and it's gonna take like 1,000 years. We can heat Mars like what we're already doing with Earth. Terraforming Venus requires advanced technology. Also instead of wasting nukes on meaningless world wars, we should use them on science such as terraforming planets.

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[@mythias]

Every since we learned there's something outside of Earth we've tried to leave it, lol. Humans have been unhappy here a very, very long time (because of humans), lol. People for a long time thinking, whatever is out there must be better than this, haha.

[@alexcarrington9433]

Interesting ideas and I always love your videos buttt you didn't mention Venus biggest issue, non stop volcanic activity giving it a runaway greenhouse effect

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[@unnecessessessary]

just for an update, Jupiter now has 92 discovered moons

[@llewislower9767]

We could use mercury for raw materials along with many other bodies bringing all the arch pieces together simultaneously, OMG! It is also true that microbots would need to self replicate and link up to become the vessel we desire! Actually, with the right shape and distance from Venus, one could effectively put the planet in the shade of the mirror/shade creating structure.

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[@Explore531]

I was wondering what does it takes too move our earth out its orbit ?

[@goldenwolf90]

Does anyone know the name of the intro song? It was so soothing ❤

[@1uvpinky]

No I will not leave our home behind

[@bane9685]

Wouldn't mars or even our own moon living in old lava tubes underground make more sense than venus/ring world or is that an episode for another what if?

[@stanleyumunname1065]

What IF we have been searching for another life supporting planet using the wrong criteria? What IF asides water and oxygen, there are substitutes that can support life, including human lives that we haven't yet discovered?

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I want to stay here. I don’t want to go.

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Relax, I didn't see a ticket with the name OranjeBeer

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6:56 Savage Garden - To the moon & back

[@starryphoenix1336]

I feel like earth would be our only option

[@yaya9816]

ngl when he said taking pictures is the least of your worries and everyday would be a struggle i busted out laughin

[@GOP-SAVE-AMERICA]

We don't need to worry about that in the least... Mankind will be long gone before that happens!!!

[@jodysams3592]

I think proxima b would be best since they found artifical light

[@aadi6396]

Every one talk about leaving earth but no one talk about saving earth

[@francisrodriguez9697]

sad and is this happening I don't want to die

[@aadi6396]

@@francisrodriguez9697 don't worry we would be dead by now

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@@aadi6396 dude

[@Bob-xq4nk]

Could make a spiral launch structure also to launch new satalites for manu reasons.

[@itsurskull]

Guess what if we somehow reached the core of sun

[@ghostz2802]

That's funny 😄

[@SilverKevlar]

sun uhh Impossible 100%

[@BigBear525]

There are other Earth 🌎 like Planets in the Universe... Everything with Beginnings has Endings...One should not concern themselves with where they will go..but rather enjoy the experience they have in this moment of time.

[@vassa1972]

I agree rather go back in time

[@urkwez3687]

18:07 A rare footage of me when i watch these kind of videos

[@RobR386]

It would be faster in timescale to build cloud cities on Venus than terraforming, although they could do both, cloud city and terraforming at the same time

[@mkaylabenton5394]

I wonder if I can go as well.

[@Darkwolfe.]

Another aspect to consider is the leadership structure for a hypothetical new world on Venus. Who would lead? Would there be a president as in our current societies? Often, there are too many leaders and not enough followers, which could lead to constant conflict. Where would major nations like China, Iraq, Syria, and the United States stand? Would there be a single global ruler or individual leaders? How long would it take before conflicts arise? Additionally, people might yearn for Earth, feeling homesick. These factors must be considered before embarking on such a venture. Would it only be accessible to a select few, leaving the rest to survive on Earth?

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Definitely prefer the longer videos. More time to educate

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Based on this video, I would prefer terraforming Venus. Thank you for the video!

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Slowly but posibly!

[@sykoe1]

Planning ahead for our grandkids’ grandkids

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Nowhere the earth was here before us and will be here after us..

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10:42 - 10:46 Aww, but I love our beautiful planet Earth, I don't want to leave her. God designed to perfect place for humans to live and that's where we should stay in my opinion.

[@TheCanadianBoeing787-10]

The thing is, Earth Will be habitable for 1.2 Billion Years but Venus for only 750 Million years befor the sun heats up and slowly starts to expand.

[@MarkCams]

Sir, what if we bring soil and water to other planets and slowly terraform it?

[@SilverKevlar]

but the temperature wouldn’t help plant and water is not the only thing you need you also need sun ,oxygen etc you can water your plant all u want but is not gonna grow

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Idea here: Let's just take care of this planet....

[@Matt_Matt96]

Good news everyone, we'll never have to worry about this planet not taking care of us

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It's funny how scientists sometimes explains slowly even though we still don't understand 100% of what they're saying 🤣🤣

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I already seen in previous videos from this channel how bad Jupiter will effect Earth.

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Interstellar travel... Before exploding ☀️🌞

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now, this made me productive.

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Maybe we could just rebuild earth when we reach a type 5 civilization

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[@jhunnaustria6053]

u didnt notice everything is moving in spiral movement its like huge force are sucking as up...where going into blackhole

[@Thisdude_Roblox]

The earth is precious when you're in Space. Imagine if you were in a Spaceship, and you saw through a window in your Spaceship Earth. Very. Very far away where Pluto is. It would look like a tiny blue dot.

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wow that would be extreme

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That ring world reminds me of Elysium.

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Cool

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[@_________....]

Imagine spending decades on terraforming Venus, spending all recourses on earth just to get hit by a meteorite. Sure would suck

[@galacticgalaxyonezerone7235]

Let’s just face the honest truth, to even be alive in the first place we need to constantly take risks of death to various degrees. This travel or transport would be among one of the greatest risks and challenges in any humans life and animals if we bring any with. Sometimes you just have to do and accept the risks and death and keep on keeping on. It’s the only way.

[@Bob-xq4nk]

It would be a massive undertaking, after some advancement in ai and manufacturing in zero g. Theoretically you could send ai robotics factory satellite instalations in an orbit of a favorable region of space, manufacture swarms of ai construction and manufacturing robots to harvest all the planets in that respective solar system all while making more robots and factories and power infrastructure to ultimately build dyson rings to rotate at different distances encircling the star in the respective habitable zone. Transmit progress reports via laser till completion then seeded with human life. 😊

[@Bob-xq4nk]

This solution is if time is of limited relivency.

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*First video that doesn't start with "What if"!!* 🤣🤣

[@stagman1500]

10:28 *Halo theme plays in the background*

[@roshan.tiwari]

this video is good but please make videos about something that could happen in our generation.

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Hi

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also I'm quoting that.

[@nageshnarayan1715]

Straight to heaven

[@mazlankaramat]

What about the tides on venus?

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[@jimgilbert9984]

Terraforming Venus --- not happening. Perhaps Mars or one of the moons of Jupiter or Saturn (depending on what we find), but not Venus. To create a ring world would require stripping an entire planet of all its resources down to the last atom, perhaps three worlds. Besides, it would take 2,000 to 10,000 years to do that. Can you see humanity banding together long enough for any reason for that long? To build a Dyson sphere, you'd have to do that to an entire solar system, including its Oort cloud and asteroids, and it would take at least 100,000 years.

[@alumuser21]

I hope humanity NEVER has to move out of planet earth for any reason before 2078 😅

[@CoolHQ2024]

growing hydroponic gardens is a smart way to get food 😀

[@Bob-xq4nk]

We would live on the dyson sphere (ring worlds) able to transmit dense amounts of energy through high particle laser transmission.

[@ComatoseBYWGoat.]

The earth would be out of the habitability zone for life. We would be dead.

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We should always a.k.a/also known as all the time a.k.a/also known as never a.k.a/also known as not forget to a.k.a/also known as abstain from a.k.a/also known as avoid go or going back in time and let or letting all planets be inhabitable from as to most.

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[@LoveHandle4890]

There’s always the Kepler system, you know. Plenty of Earth-like planets in that solar system ready to be colonized.🌎

[@mikecyanide7492]

Only 600 light years! And hopefully there is a habigable planet lol

[@mikecyanide7492]

Gee wiz only several hundred light year

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Bro spent the first 2 minutes of this video asking me questions I came here wanting to know the answer too lmaoooo

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