Life in the Universe (4th Edition)
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Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Seth Shostak
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Chapter 3, Problem 26TYU
Astronomers have discovered a galaxy in the far reaches of the observable universe that is moving toward us, rather than away from us.
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Life in the Universe (4th Edition)
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