在物理学和天文学领域，红移（Redshift）是指物体的电磁辐射由于某种原因波长增加的现象，在可见光波段，表现为光谱的谱线朝红端移动了一段距离，即波长变长、频率降低。相反的，波长变短、频率升高的现象则被称为蓝移。红移最初是在人们熟悉的可见光波段发现的，随着对电磁波谱各个波段的了解逐步深入，任何电磁辐射的波长增加都可以称为红移。对于波长较短的γ射线、X-射线和紫外线等波段，波长变长确实是波谱向红光移动，“红移”的命名并无问题；而对于波长较长的红外线、微波和无线电波等波段，尽管波长增加实际上是远离红光波段，这种现象还是被称为“红移”。

In physics, redshift happens when light or other electromagnetic radiation from an object is increased in wavelength, or shifted to the red end of the spectrum. In general, whether or not the radiation is within the visible spectrum, "redder" means an increase in wavelength – equivalent to a lower frequency and a lower photon energy, in accordance with, respectively, the wave and quantum theories of light.