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If these waves travel at the speed of light shouldn't the distance and time match up...?

• vanattab 11y ago
  Not if space time it'self is stretching while the light is in transit.
• deleted 11y ago
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• drx 11y ago
  This would be true in a static universe, but, during the 1.2 billion years the waves have been traveling, the universe was experiencing accelerating expansion. For example, the edge of the observable universe is about 46.5 lightyears away, while the universe is thought to be 13.8 billion years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observable_universe#Misconceptions_on_its_size https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observable_universe#Misconcept...
  • mehwoot 11y ago
    is about 46.5 lightyears away I assume you mean 46.5 billion?
    • drx 11y ago
      Yeah, thanks! I can't edit it any more, unfortunately.