The Big Bang, red-shift and the expanding Universe

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A spectrometer on a space telescope measures the emission spectrum of a distant quasar and detects a systematic shift in its spectral lines towards the infra-red.

Explain what is meant by this red-shift and state the physical reason for this shift.

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