Astronomers have found evidence that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating. Such acceleration

A. is deduced because distant galaxies are receding more slowly than expected from the Hubble law.
B. is deduced because distant galaxies are receding faster than expected from the Hubble law.
C. is deduced because nearby galaxies are receding faster than expected from the Hubble law.
D. was predicted by the Big Bang model in cosmology.


Answer: A

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