From the July 2007 issue

Does time slow down as a spacecraft approaches the speed of light, thus allowing the craft to travel back or forward in time?

BRETT BILLMAIER, TEMPERANCE, MICHIGAN
By | Published: July 1, 2007 | Last updated on May 18, 2023

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Key Takeaways:

  • Theoretical frameworks suggest that a slowing of time could enable a craft to journey into the future.
  • In contrast, the feasibility of travelling into the past is considerably less defined within current understanding.
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Theoretically, time would slow down, and, in effect, a craft could fly into the future. The concept of flying into the past is much less clear.

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