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M81 Cepheid Distance

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1993

Wendy Laurel Freedman9 June 1993

Science / Astronomy

Freedman leads Hubble Cepheid measurements that refine the distance to galaxy M81 and improve estimates of the universe's age.

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Wendy Laurel Freedman

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