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You are impressed to see an alien spaceship fly past you at 0.920c of the speed of light. You measure the length of the ship to be 173 meters. What is the length of the ship as measured by those aboard it? meters

You are impressed to see an alien spaceship fly past you at 0.920c of the speed of light. You measure the length of the ship to be 173 meters. What is the length of the ship as measured by those aboard it? meters

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You are impressed to see an alien spaceship fly past you at 0.920c of the speed of light. You measure the length of the ship to be 173 meters. What is the length of the ship as measured by those aboard it? meters

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