Posted by urnlfn on November 27, 2020, 1:43 pm
The previous estimated distance was off by 7 percent.
http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/milky-way-map-09098.html
Betelgeuse was also recently determined to be much closer than previously estimated.
And these are objects in our own Milky Way galaxy. I can only imagine how messed up cosmic distances are that rely on even sketchier methods like standard candles and cosmic distance ladders...
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