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← ScienceWhich mechanism stretches observed wavelengths due to spacecraft movement through spacetime?
A)Gravitational redshift influences spectral observation✓
B)Doppler shift compresses incoming wavelengths
C)Cosmological redshift affects background radiation
D)Stark effect broadens line emissions
💡 Explanation
Gravitational redshift lengthens wavelengths, acting as a form of time dilation observed by shifted spectral lines because photons lose energy escaping a gravitational field. Therefore redshift occurs, rather than blueshift, because the spacecraft's relative position in spacetime impacts the observed light.
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