Cosmic distance ladder
Cosmic distance ladder
Succession of methods by which astronomers determine the distances to celestial objects.
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Parsec
Unit of length in astronomy.
8.3%
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
American astronomer (1868–1921).
6.9%
Cepheid variable
Type of variable star that pulsates radially.
6.4%
Type Ia supernova
Type of supernova in binary systems.
5.5%
Hubble's law
Observation in physical cosmology.
5.1%
Kilonova
Aftermath of a neutron star merger.
4.4%
Stellar population
Grouping of stars by similar metallicity.
4.3%
Distance measure
Cosmological formulas for expanding universe.
4%
Parallax in astronomy
Distance measuring technique.
4%
Inverse-square law
Physical law.
3.1%
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Polaris
Northern pole-star; brightest star in Ursa Minor.
12%
Parallax
Difference in apparent position with viewing angle.
9.3%
Type Ia supernova
Type of supernova in binary systems.
6.1%
Edwin Hubble
American astronomer (1889–1953).
4.8%
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
American astronomer (1868–1921).
4.5%
Baryon acoustic oscillations
Fluctuations in the density of the normal matter of the universe.
4.4%
Accelerating expansion of the universe
Cosmological phenomenon.
4.3%
Cepheid variable
Type of variable star that pulsates radially.
3.2%
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American astrophysicist (born 1958).
3.1%
Stellar parallax
Changed position of star vs background.
2.5%