How far is the Pleiades star cluster from Earth? The latest measurement suggests that there is a problem with data from the Hipparcos satellite, which will have repercussions for estimating other astronomical distances.
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Paczynski, B. A problem of distance. Nature 427, 299–300 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/427299a
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