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Astronomers measure cosmic expansion using neutron star merger
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Astronomers measure cosmic expansion using neutron star merger

Researchers from Swinburne University of Technology and CSIRO have combined telescope observations with gravitational wave data from a neutron star merger to measure the Hubble Constant — the rate at which the Universe is expanding. Two existing measurement methods have produced conflicting results, dividing cosmologists for over a decade. The new approach using neutron star mergers aims to help resolve the dispute.

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