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Relative to what? Their perception of time may appear to change for themselves but certainly it does not actually increase or decrease in speed. Perhaps because they are aware that their time left is dwindling it seems that their last day is approaching faster. Are you implying this happens...

In which case I would suppose that there are stars, et al that we can see now at the edge of the observable universe that will appear to fade and then disappear due to this expansion over time?

Hubble and other means of relatively detailed imaging don't always necessarily rely on a snap-and-go image but rather use long exposure times or composites of images taken in the same reference frame at different times. This would allow more photons to be collected from the target leading to...

A few days ago I was stepping through Stellarium and noticed just that; Jupiter, Venus, & the crescent Moon will all be in a tight group in the South-Southwest sky. While they are nearing each other (our perspective) they will appear closest to each other on the nights of 11/30-12/1. (The moon...