A space probe has an 24.7-m length when measured at rest. What length does an observer at rest measure when the probe is going by at a speed of 0.860c?
a. 25.2 m
c. 9.19 m
b. 6.43 m
d. 12.6 m
Question 2
According to the special theory of relativity, which of the following happens to the length of an object, measured in the dimension parallel to the motion of its inertial frame of reference, as the velocity of this frame increases with respect to a stationary observer?
a. the length remains constant
b. the length vanishes to zero when velocity equals half the speed of light
c. the length increases
d. the length decreases
From space earth shows itself as a planet covered mostly by water.
Comet Tempel 1 67 seconds after colliding with the Deep Impact probe.
Pulse oximetry with the sensor probe applied securely, flush with skin, making sure that both sensor
The nucleus of Halley's Comet, taken by the Giotto probe in 1986
Measuring leg length
International space station.