Cosmic distance ladder explained
Araucaria members explain our scientific work in episode 117 of Polish outreach series about astronomy, Astronarium.
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Happy New 2021 Year!
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The Araucaria Project wins ERC Synergy grant
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New post-doc fellow in Warsaw, Poland
We are happy to welcome a new post-doc fellow in Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Warsaw, Poland.