Suppose a rocket is traveling through space and moving at a speed close to the speed of light. Three minutes pass on the rocket. For an observer on Earth, how many minutes passed on Earth?

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more than three minutes because of time dilation

Special Relativity - Quiz Quiz

Suppose a rocket is traveling through space and moving at a speed close to the speed of light. Three minutes pass on the rocket. For an observer on Earth, how many minutes passed on Earth?

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