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”By reconstructing the vortex, the team directly measured the mass of the object it was orbiting: 50 million times more massive than our sun.” Is that not an i
by cluckindan 1y ago
”By reconstructing the vortex, the team directly measured the mass of the object it was orbiting: 50 million times more massive than our sun.”
Is that not an indirect measurement?
- dotancohen 1y agoIt is the most direct measurement that astronomers have. That said, I do agree that the word "directly" should not have been in that sentence.
- actionfromafar 1y agoEven scales measure indirectly.