This is one of my favorite stories. In short, one of John Burk's (@occam98) students wanted to launch a space balloon. If you want all the details, this post at Quantum Progress pretty much says it ...
Distance indicators such as standard candles and standard rulers provide a direct route to mapping the expansion history of the Universe. By comparing observed fluxes or angular sizes of astrophysical ...
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