Could we build the Death Star from Star Wars in the future? Even if you've got enough material for it two questions remain: how do you power a space station the size of a small moon and how do you generate gravity for everyone on board? The clue might literally be in the name. Be sure to check out the companion video about methods of finding the Death Star on the Cool Worlds channel: ****** W: ****** T: ****** F: ****** 00:47 Problems with Rigid Dyson Spheres/Shells ls 02:07 How big is the Death Star? How much mass? 02:52 Gravity throughout the Death Star 03:32 Gravitational stress on space station 04:19 How to Power the Death Star - Nuclear Fusion 05:12 How much energy? 05:51 Pressures in the reactor core 06:27 Confining the plasma: gravity? magnetic fields? Links for more information Death Star ****** Dyson Spheres & their problems ****** ****** ****** ****** Human g-force tolerance ****** Steel ****** Titanium ****** Graphene ****** ****** ****** Nuclear Fusion ****** ITER ****** Fusion Reaction Rates ****** ****** Electron Degeneracy Pressure ****** Hydrostatic Equilibrium ****** Magnetic Bottle & Magnetic Pressure ****** ****** ****** ****** Strongest Continuous Magnetic Field ****** Music by DJ Kocka, Goldlocke, Richie Branson & Solar Slim (www.otakugang.com) Star Wars and associated names are the sole property of Lucasfilm Limited