Why do more distant galaxies have higher redshifts?
A) They have had more time to move since their formation.
B) The gravitational field is stronger at large distances causing a gravitational redshift.
C) Space has expanded by a greater amount between us and more distant galaxies.
D) The galaxies that moved the fastest after the big bang have travelled the farthest.
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