Your 1000-m-long starship has warning lights at each end that, to you, flash simultaneously every minute. you are moving directly away from the planet zerkon at 0.70c.
to a zerkonian, do the lights flash simultaneously? if not, which flashes first-the light at the front of your ship or the trailing one?

An asteroid is discovered in a nearly circular orbit around the sun, with an orbital radius that is 2.47 times earth's. what is the asteroid's orbital period, its "year," in terms of earth years?

Ablock of steel has a density of 0.29lbs per cubic inch. if the block has dimensions of 1 inch by 1 inch by 3 inches, what is its weight? a. 0.29lbs b. 0.58lbs c. 0.87lbs d. 1lbs

Samir watches a 100-minute movie on his spaceship. maria's spaceshipe flies in the same direction as samir's spaceship but she observes his move to last 125 minutes and his spaceship to be 40 m long. how long does samir observe his own spaceship to be? according to an observer on earth, planet x is stationary. maria and samir depart earth on their spaceships at the same time, each flying at 0.5c. maria flies toward planet x and samir flies in the opposite direction. according to maria, her voyage to planet x takes 9 years. how many years does marias voyage take according to samir?