If you see a spacecraft moving past you at 90% of the speed of light, and if you are able to watch a clock on the spacecraft, then according to special relativity you will see the clock

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Nehemiah Strong

17 January, 14:32

If you see a spacecraft moving past you at 90% of the speed of light, and if you are able to watch a clock on the spacecraft, then according to special relativity you will see the clock

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Miley Dominguez · Answer 1

Measures a slower course of time

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According to the theory of relativity, there is a difference in the time measured by two observers, due to a relative speed difference between them. In other words, you observe that a clock that moves with respect to you will measure a slower course of time than a clock that is at rest in your frame of reference.