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Miniseries

Measuring Astronomical Distances

1 of 10 parts published

How far away is the Sun? A star? Another galaxy? This ten-part miniseries works outward one scale at a time. At each scale, one article builds a feel for the unit astronomers use, and another tells the story of how that distance was actually measured.

Each part stands on its own, but they read best in order.

  1. 1

    Measuring Distance

  2. 2
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    Distance at Solar System Scale

  3. 3
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    The Speed of Light

  4. 4
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    Measuring the Astronomical Unit

  5. 5
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    Parallax: 61 Cygni to Gaia

  6. 6
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    Parsecs vs. Light-Years

  7. 7
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    Distance at Galactic Scale

  8. 8
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    The Ladder Cracks

  9. 9
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    Velocities and the Hubble Tension

  10. 10
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    How Far Can We See?