
This graph illustrates the Cepheid period-luminosity relationship, used to calculate the size, age and expansion rate of the universe. The data shown are from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope which has made the most precise measurements yet.
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NASA ID
PIA15819
Date Created
October 3, 2012
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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