10 Facts About Space That May Blow Your Mind

Here is more info from the University site on this effect:

Astronomers use Doppler shifts to calculate precisely how fast stars and other astronomical objects move toward or away from Earth. For example the spectral lines emitted by hydrogen gas in distant galaxies is often observed to be considerably redshifted. The spectral line emission, normally found at a wavelength of 21 centimeters on Earth, might be observed at 21.1 centimeters instead. This 0.1 centimeter redshift would indicate that the gas is moving away from Earth at over 1,400 kilometers per second (over 880 miles per second).

Shifts in frequency result not only from relative motion. Two other phenomena can substantially the frequency of electromagnetic radiation, as observed. One is associated with very strong gravitational fields and is therefore known as Gravitational Redshift . The other, called the Cosmological Redshift, results not from motion through space, but rather from the expansion of space following the Big Bang, the fireball of creation in which most scientists believe the universe was born.

We hope you like the video and are inspired to learn more about space!

thanks to the University of Illinois for the info



3 Comments

  1. David King said:

    Did you know that black hole gravitational pull is so strong not even light can escape it so gravity can bend light and do some cool things simply amazing

  2. Duane Oestreich said:

    Very common facts, at least for me. Higgs boson reading of 125.6 Gev at CERN puts us on the fence regarding multiverse ir single universe!

  3. Ian Henry said:

    The Doppler effect is a theory. There is another theory that explains the red shift and it is called tired light.

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