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Astronomical unit may need to be redefined - space - 06 February...

eexlebots rated 8 months ago
From the page: "Appearances aside, the stars are not eternal and the planets do not move with clockwork precision. For these reasons, one astronomer is proposing that his colleagues ditch the astronomical unit, or AU, as the standard measure of distance within the solar system."

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eexlebots rated 8 months ago
From the page: "Appearances aside, the stars are not eternal and the planets do not move with clockwork precision. For these reasons, one astronomer is proposing that his colleagues ditch the astronomical unit, or AU, as the standard measure of distance within the solar system."