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    Relativity of simultaneity (astronaut and simultaneous explosions.)

    Homework Statement An astronaut is space-traveling from planet X to planet Y at a speed of 0.17c. When he is precisely halfway between the planets, a distance of 1 light-hour from each, nuclear devices are detonated. The explosions are simultaneous in the astronaut's frame. What is the...