How blueshift might beat redshift

In collapsing objects, light could get squeezed rather than stretched

Carina nebula

BLUE HUE  Gravity causes pockets of gas and dust to collapse in star-forming regions such as the Carina nebula (shown), compressing light into shorter, bluer wavelengths, a new study finds.

NASA, ESA, M. Livio/Hubble 20th Anniversary Team/STScI

Light that escapes collapsing stars and dust clouds may sport an unusually blue hue.