An Astronaut on a Spaceship Moving at 0 $4.26 \mathrm { y }$

question 24

Multiple Choice

An astronaut on a spaceship moving at 0.927c says that the trip between two stationary stars took $4.26 \mathrm { y }$ How long does this journey appear to take to someone in the rest frame of the two stars?

• A)11.4 y
• B)1.60 y
• C)2.30 y
• D)12.6 y

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