High-Gravity Worlds (Narration Only)

Could we survive on a world where even lifting a coffee cup is a struggle? Discover how high-gravity planets shape life, technology, and the future of space colonization. From immense super-Earths to black holes, we examine the worlds where gravity rules all.

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High-Gravity Worlds: The Planets That Crush You

Episode 491; March 20, 2025

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Graphics by: Jeremy Jozwik, Ken York, and Sergio Botero

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Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

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