redshift
noun[CorU]
physicsspecialized(alsored shift)uk/ˈred.ʃɪft/us/ˈred.ʃɪft/aprocessin which thelightcoming fromfarawayobjectsinspaceisseentomovefrom theblueend of thespectrum(= therangeofcoloursinto which abeamoflightcan beseparated)to theredend as itmovesfartheraway, because thewavelengths(= thedistancesbetween thewavesofenergy)becomelonger:
The redshift of anobjectdirectlyindicatestherelativesizeof theuniversewhenlightwasemitted.
The Berkeleyastronomersmeasuredthesupernovaebyanalysingtheirredshift.
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blueshift
- Theobservedredshift of aremotegalaxyprovidesanestimateofitsdistance.
- Ifgalaxiesaretryingtomovetogether, thentheirredshiftswill show it.
- It isgenerallyagreedthat these redshifts arecausedby theexpansionof the Universe.
Astronomy
- albedo
- Andromeda
- Aquarius
- Aries
- asteroid
- full moon
- galactic
- galaxy
- Gemini
- geostationary orbit
- observatory
- orbit
- orbital
- penumbra
- phase
- substellar
- sunspot
- supergiant
- supermassive
- supermoon
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