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[Q&A+] What Will Vera Rubin Find?
19 minutes Posted Mar 10, 2026 at 5:16 pm.
Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iVoz7HnPp1kWhat will Vera Rubin find? Can life on Tau Ceti be found? Why do we find galaxies of different age at same angular size? And in Q&A+, which is the closest planet we could find life at?00:00 Intro 00:25 [@pete.runde.j] Will Vera Rubin find planet 9? 02:03 [@joshmiller7870] Is Vera Rubin currently scanning in the direction we suspect Planet 9 might be? 04:29 [@PerryM-vy4fe] Can Vera Rubin find a terrestrial world at Tau Ceti? 05:55 [@FLPhotoCatcher] Why do interferometers need insane time sync? 10:34 [@EdSceptic-y2e] Why can very different galaxies look the same in a telescope? 14:15 [@jackseabranch7960] Which is the closest star system that might contain intelligent life? 17:26 Outro
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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:15Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iVoz7HnPp1kWhat will Vera Rubin find? Can life on Tau Ceti be found? Why do we find galaxies of different age at same angular size? And in Q&A+, which is the closest planet we could find life at?00:00 Intro 00:25 [@pete.runde.j] Will Vera Rubin find planet 9? 02:03 [@joshmiller7870] Is Vera Rubin currently scanning in the direction we suspect Planet 9 might be? 04:29 [@PerryM-vy4fe] Can Vera Rubin find a terrestrial world at Tau Ceti? 05:55 [@FLPhotoCatcher] Why do interferometers need insane time sync? 10:34 [@EdSceptic-y2e] Why can very different galaxies look the same in a telescope? 14:15 [@jackseabranch7960] Which is the closest star system that might contain intelligent life? 17:26 Outro