Length Contraction: a Spaceship Is Moving Between Two Distant Stars

question 12

Multiple Choice

Length contraction: A spaceship is moving between two distant stars at 0.932c. To someone in the ship, the distance between the two stars appears to be What is the distance between the stars in the rest frame of the stars?

• A) 74.2 ly
• B) 9.75 ly
• C) 21.5 ly
• D) 56.5 ly

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