Consider two spaceships, each traveling at 0.50c in a straight line. Ship A is moving directly away from the Sun and ship B is approaching the Sun. The science officers on each ship measure the velocity of light coming from the Sun. What do they measure for this velocity?

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Chloe Noble

Physics

3 May, 03:14

Consider two spaceships, each traveling at 0.50c in a straight line. Ship A is moving directly away from the Sun and ship B is approaching the Sun. The science officers on each ship measure the velocity of light coming from the Sun. What do they measure for this velocity?

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Zachary Rangel · Answer 1

The velocity of the light will be 1.0c only

Explanation:

The velocity of the light measured in the case given in question will be 1.0c only.

This is due to the fact that the velocity of light is never relative. The velocity of the light is maximum

The velocity of the light cannot be scaled down in no case

Thus, the velocity of the light remains as constant.

Hence, the velocity of the light measured will be 1.0c although the ships have relative velocity.