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What is the name of the phenomenon that causes observed light from a star to change its wavelength?

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Answer: This is called the Doppler effect, where waves shift frequency and wavelength as the source travels towards you (higher frequency, shorter wavelength) or away from you (lower frequency, longer wavelength)

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Answer:

gravitational redshift

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