Our view of the universe is limited because of what fundamental fact?
A) The cosmological redshift has moved the light from very distant objects out of our detectable range, making these objects invisible to us.
B) The matter expanding into space from the Big Bang extends only so far since matter can travel only at or below the speed of light.
C) Light from objects farther away than a certain distance, defined by the travel time of light in the lifetime of the universe, has not yet reached us.
D) Intergalactic space contains absorbing material that blocks our view of more distant objects.

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Light can only travel at a finite speed and has taken a finite amount of time to reach us from distant objects, so we cannot see objects beyond a certain distance because their light hasn't had enough time to reach us yet.

Our View of the Universe Is Limited Because of What