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Refueling Our Sun: Holding Back Eternity

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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We're Not Refueling the Sun Yet Just Remove Helium

The sun masses 2 billion trillion megatons, about 3 quarters of which is hydrogen currently. We're not refueling the sun yet just removing things which will kill it quicker. Helium makes a decent radiation shield too if you want to cram it into hollow tanks on the outside of spaceships and space stations. You could dump it down into a black hole for more power if you got that technology.

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