The Big Bang, red-shift and the expanding Universe

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Question 28
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An astrophysicist studying a distant active galactic nucleus (AGN) measures a significant positive shift in the wavelength of its characteristic Lyman-alpha emission line.

Explain how this observed redshift, when combined with the observation that redshift increases with a galaxy's distance, provides key evidence supporting the Big Bang theory of the Universe.

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