[NIAC 2025] Using Metamaterials to Build A Starshade in Space

We all want to see potentially habitable exoplanets around Sun-like stars. But to do that you need a starshade. Something to cover the star and reveal the faint planets around it. What can we build these structures from to make them rigid and strong enough? Finding out in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Christine Gregg Dynamically Stable Large Space Structures via Architected Metamaterials https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/dynamically-stable-large-space-structures-via-architected-metamaterials/ 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Intro 02:05 Meta-materials 06:12 NIAC award 14:11 In-space assembly 27:04 More interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/exiT7BsJhH0 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast