Comment wouldn't get too excited yet (Score 2, Informative) 479
from the journal article,
http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/astro-ph/0606279
a glance at the intro reveals that they have analyzed *one* eclipsing binary star system in M33 and derived a distance that was greater than that obtained by Hubble. Until this measurement is repeated on other stars in M33, preferably by different groups, this remains a suggestive but in no way definitive measurement.
space.com and the submitter are a little too enthusiastic...
http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/astro-ph/0606279
a glance at the intro reveals that they have analyzed *one* eclipsing binary star system in M33 and derived a distance that was greater than that obtained by Hubble. Until this measurement is repeated on other stars in M33, preferably by different groups, this remains a suggestive but in no way definitive measurement.
space.com and the submitter are a little too enthusiastic...
