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Evidence of the Big Bang

Professor Brian Cox explains how evidence for the Big Bang can be found by analysing the colour of starlight. Astronomers have found that the further a star or galaxy is, the redder its light appears. This effect is known as red-shift and it tells us that distant stars are moving away from us. Scientists interpret this as evidence for an expanding universe.

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