Friday, 29 August 2014

Astronomy: Radio telescopes settle controversy over distance to Pleiades

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A worldwide network of radio telescopes measured the distance to the famous star cluster the Pleiades to an accuracy within 1 percent. The result resolved a controversy raised by a satellite's measurement that now is shown to be wrong. The incorrect measurement had challenged standard models of star formation and evolution.

via Science Daily

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