Consider a spacecraft that travels round-trip to the zeta reticuli star system (distance 39.5 light-years) at 99% of the speed of light

If the round-trip travel time as measured from Earth is 79.8 years, how much time would pass for passengers on the spacecraft?
A) 39.9 years
B) 79.8 years
C) 22.6 years
D) 11.3 years


D

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