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			New Dwarf Planet Discovered: A Minor Planet With a Major Future?
The discovery of 2017 OF201 reminds us that even small worlds can hold vast potential — not just as frozen orbs, but as stepping stones for interstellar civilization.
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New Dwarf Planet Discovered: A Minor Planet With a Major Future?
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:11 What Counts as a Dwarf Planet?
3:47 The New Arrival: 2017 OF201
4:47 From Iceball to Megastructure
6:03 Waypoint to the Stars
8:38 Lessons from Pluto and the Dwarf Planet Census
9:43 Engineering Challenges & Opportunities
10:50 Extrapolating the Frontier
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