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OpenStudy (monkeys):
idk
OpenStudy (anonymous):
*Facepalm*
@woooooooooowwwww
OpenStudy (anonymous):
face palm?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
*Facepalm* Read the question
OpenStudy (anonymous):
because space is very large and the speed of light is the max. speed we know this time so we use light and use terms like light years etc
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
@woooooooooowwwww Its HOW light is used to study space.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
true, sorry
OpenStudy (anonymous):
idk.... @Angel_Halo23
OpenStudy (anonymous):
We use the speed of light to calculate how far apart the stars are, and to estimate the size and age of the universe. Speed-of-light calculations are what confirmed that the universe is expanding. And because light takes a certain amount of time to get here, when we look at the stars, we're literally looking back in time, to what the universe was like millions of years ago:
OpenStudy (monkeys):
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