i think we would see the future if the telescope is good enough.. :P
2006-08-14 18:19:50 · 16 answers · asked by Drastic P 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
oh and i mean faster den the speed of light
2006-08-14 18:20:31 · update #1
In theory, yes, if we were travelling faster than the speed of light we would see the future.
But again, this is just theory, we are a LONG way away from testing such a theory...
2006-08-14 18:26:53 · answer #1 · answered by PommyTom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you would see the past, for example say you travel faster then the speed of light with this really big telescope and you focus it onto a clock it would appear as if the clock was going backwards only because you are catching up to the light that was reflected from it a moment earlier. if you would travel at the speed of light the clock would seem to stop slower then the speed of light it would continue to go forward. note the pace of the clock ticking would be related to your velocity. the greater velocity slower the clock would seem to tick until you hit the speed of light where it would stop and even appear to go back words when you break the speed of light. this does not mean you have actually passed through time. make sense?
2006-08-14 18:56:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If you could "instantly" appear on Mars with your super telescope already set up, the light that would reach your eyes from the Earth would show the Earth as it was right when you left it, but in "reality" the events on the Earth that you observe would have happened about 20 minutes ago.
Additional details: At superluminary speeds (heck, even attaining light speed is impossible, you gotta ramp it up another notch?) , when you arrived on Mars with your telescope all set up already, etc., etc., you could watch yourself leaving Earth. That would be a neat trick indeed.
2006-08-15 16:03:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will see about 30 minutes into the future because that's the distance between Earth and Mars!!!!
(If it was possible to travel at the speed of light)
2006-08-14 18:24:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Huh? It's not possible to travel anywhere near the speed of light !
E=mc2 tells us that a solid object can't travel the speed of light as it will increase in size as it increases in speed. Once it gets near the speed of light it's mass will have doubled. Which means it will destroy itself long before it reaches that speed. If you look though a telescope, you will be looking into the past, not the future.
2006-08-14 18:52:47 · answer #5 · answered by Vinegar Taster 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since travel at or faster than the speed of light, the question has no valid answer. The speed of light is also the fastest speed at which information can be propagated.
2006-08-14 18:32:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A telescope sees light from an objects past. Not its future!
2006-08-14 18:24:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we could travel to Mars faster than the speed of light we could look back at Earth and see ourselves leaving! Forget it...no material object can move at the speed of light, let alone faster.
2006-08-14 18:25:04 · answer #8 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
according to relativity, nothing can travel faster than light, but as you approach the speed of light, time actually slows down for you. this has been proven by space flight experiments, etc. your trip to mars would only take a few minutes, however many years would pass on earth, so you would be in the future.
2006-08-14 18:45:57 · answer #9 · answered by Kathy O 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
even if you were traveling faster than the speed of light any light that you see took time to get to your eye. Therefore you are seeing the past.
2006-08-14 18:23:08 · answer #10 · answered by T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋