Cosmic Distance Ladder (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Cosmic Distance Ladder

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An artist's conception of what's called the cosmic distance ladder -- a series of celestial objects, including type Ia supernovae that have known distances and can be used to calculate the rate at which the universe is expanding.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech.

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