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How do radio waves help indirectly measure the distance of a star from earth?

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As Earth orbits the Sun, this same principle is used by astronomers to determine the distance to nearby stars. ... Parallax is the first "inch" on the yardstick with which astronomers measure distances even further to objects.

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