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Redshift

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Light can change color.

Redshift blueshift.svg
Redshift blueshift.svg
It can look more red. This happens when things move away. It also happens as space grows. This helps us see far away stars. Do you like looking at the stars?

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File:High-redshift galaxy candidates in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2012.jpg
High-redshift galaxy candidates in the...
File:Look-back time by redshift.png
Look-back time by redshift.png
File:Comoving distance and lookback time (Planck 2018).png
Comoving distance and lookback time...
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