Conceptual overview of the Local Distance Network, a many routes approach. Different methods for distance determination may connect the absolute scale determined by geometric means to H0. Background rectangles indicate from left to right where Rung 1, Rung 2, and Rung 3 of a traditional distance ladder would fall. Graphic by Fabio Crameri, ISSI, based on original by Richard I. Anderson from Casertano et al. (2025). Figure available from https://s-ink.org/local-distance-network
Online Panel Discussion with Stefano Casertano, Richard I. Anderson, Eleonora Di Valentino, Adam Riess, and Licia Verde
recorded December 11, 2025