Pasadena, CA — Ohio State University researchers have found a way to measure distances to objects three times farther away in outer space than previously possible, by extending a common measurement ...
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How astronomers measure distance without travelling anywhere
It’s a bit mind-bending to realise that everything we know about the scale of the universe comes from people stuck […] ...
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For 1st time, astronomers measure mass and distance of a rogue planet
Astronomers have, for the first time, pinned down both the mass and distance of a planet that drifts through the galaxy ...
Before defining what a light-year is, we should define what a light-year is not: It is not a measure of time, but rather a measure of distance. The confusion arises from the “year” that comes at the ...
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