Hubble Extends Stellar Tape Measure 10 Times Farther Into Space
Baltimore MD (SPX) Apr 13, 2014 - Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers now can precisely measure the distance of stars up to 10,000 light-years away - 10 times farther than previously possible. Astronomers have developed yet another novel way to use the 24-year-old space telescope by employing a technique called spatial scanning, which dramatically improves Hubble's accuracy for making angular measurements. Th ... more

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