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A space probe has a powerful light beacon that emits 500 nm light in its own rest frame. R...

A space probe has a powerful light beacon that emits 500 nm light in its own rest frame. Relative to Earth, the space probe is moving at 0.8c. An observer on Earth is viewing the light arriving from the distant beacon and detects a wavelength of 500 nm. Is this possible? Explain.

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