Two spaceships are each traveling in a straight line at 0.95c. The first ship is moving directly toward the Sun. The second ship is moving directly away from the Sun. Observers on each ship measure the velocity of light coming from the Sun. What do they measure to be the velocity of the light coming from the Sun

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Thaddeus Valentine

27 July, 03:01

Two spaceships are each traveling in a straight line at 0.95c. The first ship is moving directly toward the Sun. The second ship is moving directly away from the Sun. Observers on each ship measure the velocity of light coming from the Sun. What do they measure to be the velocity of the light coming from the Sun

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Carissa Singh · Answer 1

Both ships measure a velocity close to C

Explanation:

Observers from the spaceship will observe that both ship have the same velocity but are moving towards opposite directions to one another.