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Read the Light of the UniverseModule 6Reconstruct a Distant Object
Module 6 / Lesson 23 of 2430 min
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What If More Than One Explanation Fits?

How do astronomers compare models, predict new observations, and keep an unresolved result honest?

Use residuals, independent measurements, predictions, and evidence boundaries to compare competing stories.

A variable star is shown with two plausible physical explanations and a measured dimming curve.
Vastward artistic reconstruction. Neither illustrated explanation is presented as proven.

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