Could it be that over vast distance and time that light slows down?
It seems to me that this would look exactly the same as the universe expanding.
It seems to me that this would look exactly the same as the universe expanding.
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It could... but many other factors come into play, I would suppose. No matter how far NASA goes, they will only touch the surface, if that, in the exploration of God's wonders. We are finite, limited in our knowledge and understanding of the magnificence of God and of creation. Thanks for your question ;0)
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No, there has never been any deviation of the speed of light in a vacuum, inertial mass denies it to happen. And if light just slowed down, then there would be no frequency change which is the exact reason for red-shift. The light either losing its energy through the "infinite" vacuum of space (a vacuum is not completely inane) and space is expanding and causing light to travel greater distances than if the universe is stagnant. This is evident in the patterns of red-shift variation.
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No. That is a traditional creationist argument against an old Universe.
A change in the speed of light would cause the wavelength to change without changing the frequency.
(This is what happens when light travels through a medium with a reduced speed of light, such as glass.)
In fact, the frequency changes exactly as it does in a redshift.
A change in the speed of light would cause the wavelength to change without changing the frequency.
(This is what happens when light travels through a medium with a reduced speed of light, such as glass.)
In fact, the frequency changes exactly as it does in a redshift.