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

An episode of [Universe Today Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/794058155), 10 Mar 2026, 20 min.

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BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:15 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iVoz7HnPp1k 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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