An accurate distance to the nearest galaxy

Bradley E. Schaefer ()
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Bradley E. Schaefer: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA.

Nature, 2013, vol. 495, issue 7439, 51-52

Abstract: By having a highly accurate value for the distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, astronomers can get a better measure of cosmic 'dark energy'. Using binary stars, they have now achieved a value accurate to 2.2%. See Letter p.76

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1038/495051a

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