redshift
noun
red·shift
ˈred-ˈshift 
: a displacement of the spectrum of a celestial body toward longer wavelengths that is a consequence of the Doppler effect or the gravitational field of the source
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: a measurement of a celestial body's redshift equal to the ratio of the displacement of a spectral line to its known unshifted wavelength and used especially to calculate the body's distance from earth
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Even galaxies from just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang (redshifts of 7 and above), which had previously been only observed by Hubble as blobs of light, seem to be being resolved by Webb as having some kind of structure.
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Georgina Torbet, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024
That differential subtracts from the redshift on the near side and adds to it on the far side, making the void look artificially elongated.
—Michael D. Lemonick, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
The spectrum was measured by how much a galaxy’s light is stretched by the expansion of the universe, and in the case of the most distant galaxy known, it was measured with a redshift of about 14.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 31 May 2024
Ultimately, the project found and studied more than 1,500 of the telltale stellar explosions, many of them with high redshifts from the far depths of the cosmos.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
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Georgina Torbet, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024
That differential subtracts from the redshift on the near side and adds to it on the far side, making the void look artificially elongated.
—Michael D. Lemonick, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
The spectrum was measured by how much a galaxy’s light is stretched by the expansion of the universe, and in the case of the most distant galaxy known, it was measured with a redshift of about 14.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 31 May 2024
Ultimately, the project found and studied more than 1,500 of the telltale stellar explosions, many of them with high redshifts from the far depths of the cosmos.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
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redshift
noun
red·shift
ˈred-ˈshift
: displacement of a spectrum especially of a heavenly body toward longer wavelengths
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