With a full-power observatory in place, that explanation, as well as a better explanation of high-energy astrophysical phenomena throughout the universe, may be available in the years to come.
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因此几十年来,天文学家一直将其视为高能天体物理领域的“标准烛光”使用。
So for decades, astronomers have used it as a "standard candle" in the field of high-energy astrophysics.