Orion Nebula Gets New Milepost Marker, Now Closer

twilight30 writes "Discovery News is reporting that 'One of the most famous and scrutinized heavenly objects is 10 to 20 percent closer than we thought, say two teams of radio astronomers who have made some of the most precise cosmic distance measurements ever, with a telescope nearly as big as Earth. The Orion Nebula is the closest major stellar nursery to Earth, so it has been heavily studied to learn about the lives of stars. Its distance from Earth, however, has long been a matter of uncertainty, with an estimate made about 25 years ago in need of revision.'"

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[The_Mystic_For_Real]

Or maybe the nebula is just moving 20% closer every six months!

Fortunately it will get caught in Xeno's paradox.

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[Anonymous Coward]

>One of the most famous and scrutinized heavenly objects is 10 to 20 percent closer than we thought

In other words, Natalie Portman moved from Boston to New York.