Doppler effect
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Keck Observatory on Hawaii's Mauna Kea, they could detect slight variations in stellar motion via the redshift and blueshift of the Doppler effect -- which helped them determine planetary mass readings of unprecedented precision.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2024
Their speeds would be carefully calibrated to create different layers of the Doppler effect, or the bending in a note that we perceive when sound passes us by.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
Sometimes I go to sleep to the bizarre Doppler effect of planes that sound as if they’re about to crash into my house.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
They emit light at specific wavelengths, which the gases’ swirling motion smears into “broad emission lines” through the Doppler effect.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 25, 2023
Indeed, the police make use of the Doppler effect to measure the speed of cars by measuring the wavelength of pulses of radio waves reflected off them.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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