Most galaxies we see are moving away from us. How do we know this?

a) Light we receive from each galaxy has a longer wavelength than we expect.
b) Each galaxy appears visibly smaller as time passes.
c) We can see that the galaxies are getting dimmer from year to year.
d) Light we receive from each galaxy has a shorter wavelength than we expect.


a) Light we receive from each galaxy has a longer wavelength than we expect.

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