5: We Ask An Astrophysicist About Alien Worlds ft. @dr.starkid | Smosh Asks

Smosh Asks · Aug 26, 2026 · 1h 10m

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0:00 Intro

1:59 What does it mean to get your PhD in alien life?

3:27 What kind of data are you able to collect from a telescope?

6:40 How are planets found?

7:33 Are you able to tell if there’s life on these planets with the telescope?

9:12 What’s the closest that we can look at planets in another solar system?

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11:20 What’s the difference between astronomers…