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Graduate Time dilation on a voyage to Proxima Centauri at near-light speed
What if he shines a laser pointer out of the front windshield? Does he see it escaping him at the speed of light? I think yes. However the observer sees it just overtaking the ship barely. This seems too bizarre...- @nonymous
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Graduate Time dilation on a voyage to Proxima Centauri at near-light speed
I found out that Proxima Centauri is 4.2 light years away from earth. If someone was on a voyage to this star via space ship, would this person measure the time to be shorter than 4.2 years if their spaceship was traveling 99.99999 percent the speed of light, assuming that the 4.2 years is...- @nonymous
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- Frame Frame of reference Reference
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Graduate Can We Aim Our Telescopes Towards the Edge of the Universe?
thats pretty cool thanks- @nonymous
- Post #4
- Forum: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology
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Graduate Can We Aim Our Telescopes Towards the Edge of the Universe?
If we are not located at the center of the universe, then when we look out into space are we not sometimes looking towards the center of the universe and at other times towards maybe the edge of the universe. Assume the universe is finite- since we put an age on it, and the fact that it is...- @nonymous
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- Center Edge Universe
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- Forum: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology