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Two identical galaxies have redshifts of 0.036 and $0.072 .$ Which has the larger angular size? What is the ratio of their apparent sizes?
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Redshift is a measure of how much an object's light has been stretched due to the expansion of the universe. A higher redshift means the object is farther away from us and its light has been stretched more. Show more…
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