You are observing a spacecraft moving away from you. You measure it to be shorter than when it was at rest on the ground next to you. You also see a clock through the spacecraft window, and you observe that the passage of time on the clock is measured to be slower than that of the watchon your wrist. Compared with when the spacecraft was on the ground, what do you measure if the spacecraft turns around and comes toward you at the same speed? (a) The spacecraft is measured to be longer, and the clock runs faster. (b) The spacecraft is measured to be longer, and the clock runs slower. (c) The spacecraft is measured to be shorter, and the clock runs faster. (d) The spacecraft is measured to be shorter, and the clock runs slower.

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The theory of special relativity explains the connection between space and time to objects that move in a straight line at a constant speed. The objects move at the speed of light. When an object approaches light speed, its mass is endless and cannot move faster than light. The most crucial postulate of Einstein's special relativity is that the laws of nature do not change in each frame of reference.