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astronomical distance

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astronomical distance
n.
The distance from one celestial body to another, measured in light-years, parsecs, or astronomical units.


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Byline: ANI Washington, June 9 (ANI): Radio astronomers have directly measured the distance to a faraway galaxy, providing a valuable "yardstick" for calibrating large astronomical distances and demonstrating a vital method that could help determine the elusive nature of the mysterious Dark Energy that pervades the Universe.
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a device so accurate that it can measure, to within one centimeter, the astronomical distance from the Earth to the moon.
 
 
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