Astronomers see ancient galaxies flickering in slow motion due to expanding space
- Written by: Geraint Lewis, Professor of Astrophysics, University of Sydney
NASA / ESA / J. Olmsted (STScI)According to our best understanding of physics, the fact space is expanding should influence the apparent flow of time, with the distant Universe appearing to run in slow motion.
But observations of highly luminous and variable galaxies, known as quasars, have failed to reveal this cosmic time dilation – until...
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