Mars may be humanity’s next great home—but it’s not the finish line. From floating cities above Venus to mining Mercury and the Asteroid Belt, to building bases on the Jovian moons and Titan, we explore which destinations might follow Mars and how each could shape our future in space. Watch my exclusive video The Fermi Paradox - Civilization Extinction Cycles: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-the-fermi-paradox-civilization-extinction-cycles Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Get a Lifetime Membership to Nebula for only $300: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=isaacarthur Use the link https://gift.nebula.tv/isaacarthur to give a year of Nebula to a friend for just $36. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/join Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Support us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-arthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:02 Why the Moon Should Come First 3:47 Candidate #1: Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) 7:52 Candidate #2: Venus 11:35 Candidate #3: Mercury 15:16 Candidate #4: Lagrange Points & Earth-Orbit Infrastructure 17:51 Candidate #5: Jovian Moons 20:26 Nebula 22:06 Candidate #6: Titan (Saturn’s Moon) 23:46 Candidate #7: The Asteroid Belt 25:44 Candidate #8: Comet Mining & Outer System Expansion 27:56 Cross-Support: Who Helps Whom? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
