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Re:What life could be like for civilizations 1 trillion year... by criddell on Saturday June 30, 2018 @08:32AM (#17430643)
So would the light from those stars also be moving outward faster than the speed of light?
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Re:What life could be like for civilizations 1 trillion year... by db48x on Saturday June 30, 2018 @08:41AM (#17430674)
No. In fact, if two objects are far enough apart, then the amount of new space created between them will be so great that light will never be able to travel between them. Neither object will ever be able to see the other.
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Re:What life could be like for civilizations 1 trillion year... by criddell on Saturday June 30, 2018 @05:02PM (#17432723)
It's really hard for me to imagine how a flashlight on a distance plant could be moving away from me faster than the speed of light but the emitted light is going slower.
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Re:What life could be like for civilizations 1 trillion year... by maxerickson on Saturday June 30, 2018 @08:41AM (#17430675)
No. It's color shifted though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relativistic_Doppler_effect

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Re:What life could be like for civilizations 1 trillion year... by Findeton on Saturday June 30, 2018 @10:18AM (#17430939)
Just like the sound of an ambulance.
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