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What If We Nuked Kepler-22b?!

4 min · 28. maj 2026
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Kepler-22b is one of the most famous exoplanets ever discovered, a super-Earth in the habitable zone of its star, 600 light-years away. What would happen if humanity launched a nuclear weapon at this distant world? Support us on Patreon: here [https://www.patreon.com/whatifshow/membership] Get the What if book: here [http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book] Join this channel to get access to perks: here [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join] Interested in sponsoring our episodes or collaborating? Email us: contact@underknown.com [contact@underknown.com] Our other channels: How to Survive: here [https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-show] Aperture: here [https://bit.ly/aperture-show] T-shirts and merch: here [https://bit.ly/shopwhatif] Newsletter: here [http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter] What If elsewhere: Discord: here [https://discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwE] Whatsapp: here [https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2Y] Instagram: here [http://bit.ly/whatif-instagram] Twitter: here [http://bit.ly/whatif-twitter] Facebook: here [http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif] Produced by Underknown: here [https://underknown.com] #Kepler-22b #exoplanet #nuclearweapon #spacesimulation #cosmos #science #super-Earth See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/696536e8cb9f54f5b4f117de [https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/696536e8cb9f54f5b4f117de] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

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