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Space & Cosmos
Dramatically reduces the time it takes to measure asteroid distance
The artist’s impression of asteroids near Earth passing through the Earth. The asteroids are there, and they pose a threat to Earth. New ways to determine distances more quickly will help keep us safe. Credit: ESA We all know that asteroids are there, that some of them come dangerously close to Earth, and that they have previously struck Earth with…
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Space & Cosmos
New cosmic distance catalogue may shed light on mysteries of the universe’s formation
The William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Spain. Courtesy of the PAUS team. A new catalog was published today that provides information on millions of distant galaxies, determining their distances with unprecedented precision, across fields and depths never before explored. The catalogue is the product of the Accelerated Astrophysics Survey (PAUS), an international collaboration project led by the Institute for Space…
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