A spaceship is moving past us at a speed close to the speed of light. What would passengers on the spaceship conclude about our clocks?

A) Time is the same for everyone.
B) They would conclude that our clocks going faster than theirs.
C) They would conclude that our clocks going slower than theirs.
D) They would conclude that our clocks going at the same rate as theirs.
E) They can't see our clocks, but we can see theirs.


C) They would conclude that our clocks going slower than theirs.

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