Tips from Kardashev 2 Engineers, part 2

Part 2 of our look at mega-engineering projects civilizations may tackle on their way to achieving Kardashev 2 status. Teaming up again with Fraser Cain & Universe Today, we look at artificial magnetospheres, mining and disassembling comets, asteroids, and even whole planets, and harvesting the Sun itself.
You can see part 1 here:
https://youtu.be/95sSJ_x7a1k

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Tips from Type 2 Engineers
Season 3, episode 23b
by Fraser Cain & Isaac Arthur

Cover Art
Jakub Grygier
https://www.artstation.com/artist/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Sergio Botero
https://www.artstation.com/artist/sboterod
Kevin Gill
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinmgill/

Music:
Lombus, "We Roam the Stars"
https://soundcloud.com/lombusmusic
AJ Prasad, "Dark Future - Staring Through pt 1"
https://soundcloud.com/thedarkfuture
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth"
https://soundcloud.com/user-487818115