Key galaxy distance re-measured
BBC News - Fri 8 Mar 13Astronomers update one of their most important numbers - the distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud, a close-by galaxy to our own Milky Way.
Astronomers use eclipsing binary stars to determine the distance to nearby galaxy
Gizmag - Fri 8 Mar 13After close to a decade of observations, astronomers have accurately determined the distance to our neighboring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The measurement, which calculates the ...
New measure brings galactic neighbour closer
ABC Science - Wed 6 Mar 13SIZE OF THE UNIVERSE: Scientists have made the most accurate measurements yet of the distance to a neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).
Astrophile: Glistening cloud acts as cosmic centimetre
Newscientist - Wed 6 Mar 13Eclipsing stars have yielded the best measurement yet of the distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud, the first rung on the cosmic distance ladder
ScienceShot: A Better Cosmic Yardstick
Science Now - Wed 6 Mar 13Study yields more-accurate distance to Large Magellanic Cloud
Astronomers refine measurement of distance to nearest galaxy
Phys.org - Wed 6 Mar 13A team of astronomers including Carnegie's Ian Thompson have managed to improve the measurement of the distance to our nearest neighbor galaxy and, in the process, refine an astronomical calculation ...
Rare Binary Stars Provide A Better Yardstick For The Cosmos, And Could Help Illuminate Dark Energy
Popular Science - Thu 7 Mar 13Eclipsing Binary As the two stars orbit each other, they pass in front of one another and their combined brightness, seen from a distance, decreases. By studying how the light changes, and other ...
Distance to Milky Way's Neighbor Galaxy Refined
Livescience - Thu 7 Mar 13Astronomers have measured the distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud more accurately than ever.
Distance to Milky Way's Neighbor Galaxy Refined, SPACE.com - Wed 6 Mar 13Astronomers calculate the distance to the neighboring galaxy
ZME Science - Thu 7 Mar 13Researchers have, for the first time, calculated the distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy neighboring the Milky Way. Care to take a guess? According to these calculations, it’s ...
Astronomers gain new tape measure for the universe
TG Daily - Thu 7 Mar 13Using binary stars as a standard for reference, astronomers have measured the distance to our neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), more accurately than ever before. ...
Astronomers measure the distance to our closest neighbouring galaxy - and reveal it is just 163,000 light years away
Daily Mail - Wed 6 Mar 13Chilean astronomers have revealed the first accurate calculation of the distance between us and our nearest galaxy.
The distance to our nearest galaxy neighbour has been measured and it is only 162,983,823 light years away, Daily Mail - Wed 6 Mar 13Helium-burning binary stars give us a new tape measure for the Universe.
Ars Technica - Wed 6 Mar 13Gives the distance to the nearest galaxy with 1/3 the uncertainty.
Distance to neighbouring galaxy measured
Telegraph.co.uk Science - Wed 6 Mar 13The distance to our neighbouring galaxy has been calculated more accurately than ever before, allowing astronomers to measure the expansion of our universe.
Galactic Neighbor Closer Than Previously Thought
Voice of America - Thu 7 Mar 13An international team of astronomers has discovered that one of our closest galactic neighbors is about 40,000 light years closer than previously thought. The discovery that the Large Magellanic ...
Measuring the universe more accurately than ever before
SpaceDaily - Sat 9 Mar 13Munich, Germany (SPX) Mar 11, 2013 Astronomers survey the scale of the Universe by first measuring the distances to close-by objects and then using them as standard candles [1] to pin down ...
Measuring the universe more accurately than ever before, Labspaces.net - Thu 7 Mar 13Measuring the universe more accurately than ever before, Eurekalert - Wed 6 Mar 13
Distance to nearest galaxy measured
SpaceDaily - Sat 9 Mar 13Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2013 A team of astronomers including Carnegie's Ian Thompson have managed to improve the measurement of the distance to our nearest neighbor galaxy and, in the process, ...
Distance to nearest galaxy measured, R&D Mag - Wed 6 Mar 13Distance to nearest galaxy measured, Science Blog - Wed 6 Mar 13
Distance to nearest galaxy measured, Eurekalert - Wed 6 Mar 13
New Measurements Of Large Magellanic Cloud Made
RedOrbit - Wed 6 Mar 13[ Video 1 ] | [ Video 2 ] Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Astronomers have now accurately measured the distance to our neighboring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Scientists ...
Universe measured more accurately than ever before: New results pin down the distance to the galaxy next door
ScienceDaily - Wed 6 Mar 13After nearly a decade of careful observations astronomers have measured the distance to our neighboring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, more accurately than ever before. This new measurement ...