A spaceship leaves Earth on a one-way star trip that earthbound observers judge will take 25 years. If the ship travels at 0.95c rela- tive to Earth, how long will the trip take as judged by observers in the ship?

Q: A space probe speeding towards the nearest star moves at 0.250c and sends radio information at a…

A: Given that-Velocity of source, v=0.250 cFrequency of source, fs=1.00 GHzFrom Doppler…

Q: (a) How much time passes on the astronauts' clocks? | years (b) What is the distance to Alpha…

A: Refer attachment (a) = 1.791 (b) = 1.646

Q: How much would you age in traveling a distance of 4.50 light years from earth if you were able to…

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Q: Ediz is 20 years old when he begins his journey at a speed of 0.8c towards a distant star 20 light…

A: Let us calculate the time taken for Ediz to reach the star. Ediz's time (proper time) and the time…

Q: Muons have a short average lifespan of 2.2 microseconds (in their rest frame). They are created upon…

A: It take 2.083 x 10-4 seconds or 208.3 microseconds for a muon moving as fast as light to traverse…

Q: If astronauts could travel at v = 0.902c, we on Earth would say it takes  (4.20/0.902) = 4.66 years…

A: Here we will apply Time dilation formulae

Q: 5. An astronaut aims a flashlight toward the tail of his space-ship, which is traveling with a…

A: As you have asked multiple questions we will solve first question for you.please post remaining…

Q: Fred and George are 19.0 years of age when they left earth to travel to a distant planet 12.0…

A: GIVEN: Age of both twins Fred and George =19 yrs distance d =12 ly speed of Fred  v1 =0.9c speed of…

Q: An unstable particle with a mass of 3.34'10-" kg is initially at rest. The particle decays into two…

A: Mass of unstable particle m1 = 3.34 × 10- 27 kg Initial velocity of unstable particle v1 = 0 m/s (at…

Q: If a spaceship is approaching the earth at 0.17c and a message capsule is sent toward it (the…

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Q: A spaceship travels at a constant speed from earth to a planet orbiting another star. When the…

A: Time taken by the spaceship to reach the planet as measured by an observer on earth ( t ) = 14 y…

Q: a) if Jim is on a space ship traveling from earth, and the ship takes a 2 year journey at a speed of…

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Q: A particle accelerator is three kilometers long and accelerates electrons ( mass of electron = 9.11…

A: Erest=m0c2

Q: Suppose you are going to space travel in a rocket with a speed of 0.940c. You return to Earth at the…

A: The time recorded from a lab frame for an object moving with a velocity v wrt to this lab frame…

Q: If astronauts could travel at v = 0.932c, we on Earth would say it takes (4.20/0.932) = 4.51 years…

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Q: A spaceship is moving between two distant stars at 0.802c. To someone in the ship, the distance…

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Q: 5. An astronaut aims a flashlight toward the tail of his space- ship, which is traveling with a…

A: Given:  Astronaut aims light beam toward tail of spaceship Velocity of spaceship = 0.5 c

Q: A planet is 4.5 light years from Earth. A spaceship is able to fly at 0.9c. How long would it take…

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Q: If a spaceship is approaching the Earth at 0.100c and a message capsule is sent toward it at 0.100c…

A: Given that-Speed of the spaceship, v=0.100cSpeed of the message Capsule, u'=0.100cThe speed of the…

Q: If a spaceship is approaching the Earth at 0.100c and a message capsule is sent toward it at 0.100c…

A: As per the second postulate of relativity speed of light is a constant. Thus classical velocity…

Q: An astronaut travels to the next star at 0.95c and back. He notices that his hike took him 11…

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Q: The shield spaceship fires missiles to the earth. Earth observer measures the ship moving away at…

A: Given, Ship moving away at 0.607 c and observer is moving with velocity of 0.800c

Q: A navigational beacon in deep space broadcasts at a radio frequency of 47 MHz. A spaceship…

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Q: An astronaut takes a light emitting beacon in a spaceship travelling at 0.87 c away from a…

A: Time dilation is the slowing down of a clock for an observer in relative motion w.r.t. to a…

Q: As measured on Earth, a spaceship traveling at 0.97c takes 3 years to complete the trip from Earth…

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Q: The star Epsilon Eridani is 10.4 light-years from Earth. Imagine a spaceship that travels from Earth…

A: distance of star from earth (L) = 10.4 ly Speed of spaceship (v) = 0.921 c Time taken by spaceship…

Q: Michale is decided to buy a ticket to go to space. After meticulously planning his journey, he…

A: World Line of the trip.

Q: spaceship has proper length L_p and passes by a person standing on Earth. The person standing on…

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Q: If you were on on a space ship traveling at0.60c away from a star, at what speed would starlight…

A: Given: The velocity of the star light is v=0.6 c. Also, The velocity of the starlight is u= c. The…

Q: Suppose an astronaut travels to a star 10 lightyears away at a significant fraction of the speed of…

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Q: The star 61 Cygni A is 11.4 light-years from Earth. Imagine a spaceship that travels from Earth to…

A: in this question  we determine time in  and distance in light year.