Uploaded January 2008 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This simulated flyby of a ringworld shows the essential elements: the ring with sidewalls to retain atmosphere and the shadow panels to create "night and day"
Please note that this is not an attempt to accurately depict a ringworld as described by Larry Niven, but rather depicts the basic mechanisms by which some features of a planet are mimicked in this type of artificial world.
This simulated flyby of a ringworld shows the essential elements: the ring with sidewalls to retain atmosphere and the shadow panels to create "night and day"
Please note that this is not an attempt to accurately depict a ringworld as described by Larry Niven, but rather depicts the basic mechanisms by which some features of a planet are mimicked in this type of artificial world.










