Definition of blueshift
: the displacement of the spectrum of an approaching celestial body toward shorter wavelengths
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Astronomers first studied faraway star surfaces by looking at the redshift or blueshift of light coming from the stars, a technique called Doppler imaging that reveals movement on the stars' surfaces.
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1933
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