How do astronomers explain the "superluminal" motions observed in quasars?
A) It is an illusion produced when something moves rapidly almost straight at us
B) No trick,things really do move faster than the speed of light
C) The black holes in quasars cause a distortion in the rate of passage of time
D) Quasars are contracting at almost the speed of light
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