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Fascinating. 40 years at 0.90000c = 91.76 years 40 years at 0.99000c = 283.55 years 40 years at 0.99900c = 894.65 years 40 years at 0.99990c = 2828

by palish 15y ago

Fascinating. 40 years at 0.90000c = 91.76 years 40 years at 0.99000c = 283.55 years 40 years at 0.99900c = 894.65 years 40 years at 0.99990c = 2828.00 years 40 years at 0.99999c = 8944.00 years

Confusion 15y ago
With the caveat that nobody will be traveling at 0.99999c for 40 years. You'd be really really far away by then.
- splat 15y ago
  Well, you'd still be less than 10,000 light-years away. That's still well within the galaxy.