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The main evidence is the redshift of distant galaxies; the only sensible explanation is a cosmological redshift, related to an expanding Universe. Other pieces of evidence are the microwave background radiation, which agrees very well with the predictions made by the Big Bang theory, and Olber's paradox - among others.

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We know the universe is expanding because we can measure the redshift of distant galaxies. This redshift indicates that galaxies are moving away from us, and the further away a galaxy is, the faster it is moving away. This observation supports the idea of an expanding universe.

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