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standard candle

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standard candle [′stan·dərd ′kand·əl]


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The premiere standard candle remains a type of pulsating star known as a Cepheid variable.
How stars die: the shocking truth; supernova theories come of age by Cowen, Ron / Science News
Yellowish, pulsating stars known as Cepheid variables remain the favorite, and many say the most credible, standard candle for estimating the distance to relatively nearby galaxies.
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If bursts are standard candles, they might also yield another estimate of the age and size of the universe.
Are gamma-ray bursts standard candles? by Cowen, Ron / Science News
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