Universe Today Podcast

[Q&A+] What Will Vera Rubin Find?

March 10
19 mins

Episode Description

BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:15

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What 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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