Climbing the Cosmic Distance Ladder Artist Concept
Astronomers using NASA Spitzer Space Telescope have greatly improved the cosmic distance ladder used to measure the expansion rate of the universe, its size and age. This artist concept symbolically shows a series of stars that have known distances.
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NASA ID
PIA15818
Date Created
October 3, 2012
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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