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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?
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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?
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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?
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10:34 [@EdSceptic-y2e] Why can very different galaxies look the same in a telescope?
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00:24 [@DreamSheezo] The first space object I would want to see with my own eyes
01:35 [@HalfAhBean] Has dark matter always been around?
04:33 [@Airthumbs] When will the expanding Universe affect us locally?
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