What would it look like to travel in a very fast rocket?
For one thing, due to
relativistic aberration
, the perceived direction of light would cause objects to appear bent. For another, due to
Lorentz contraction
of space in front of the rocket,
you would cover distances faster than expected
.
This simulation allows you to control the rocket speed as a fraction of
the speed of light
while flying through a cubic grid of a selected size. Drag around to look from a different angle.
One light second
Ten light seconds
One light minute
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