2007-12-18 00:24:07 · 17 answers · asked by charanboy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes, you certainly can. The confusion that is coming from the other answers is probably because of the theory of relativity. Basically, the closer you get to the speed of light, the slower you will age compared to people who are earthbound (and thus moving no where near the speed of light). If you are in a space station orbiting the earth, you're going to age at the same rate you do on earth (or near enough to make no difference). If there was a space ship that could travel at, oh let's say, 98% the speed of light, and you traveled on it for one year; that subjective year of travel for you might equate to decades here on earth. If you want a more detailed explanation that I could possibly give here, just google "theory of relativity and aging."
But, to answer your original question, yes, you can grow old in space.
2007-12-18 00:36:58 · answer #1 · answered by cool_breeze_2444 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
definitely. Philosophically speaking: time is a motion (einstein), so even if you're not moving ur body, u're still moving!
The other point is that, there are always radiowaves in space, the closer ur position to the sun, the more penetrating the radiowaves. So these waves will penetrate ur skin cell anyhow. However, even if nothing penetrates ur body cells, everything has it's own lifespan, and eventually, u'll grow old as the cells age.
2007-12-18 08:31:36 · answer #2 · answered by sunny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you could manage to get to space - yes, you would grow old at the same rate you do on earth.
2007-12-18 08:27:18 · answer #3 · answered by remowlms 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but you maybe a few years younger than the people living in earth. Because time flow slowly in space.
2007-12-18 11:32:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I think so..
Because the solar system is aging..and so with the universe..and so with the galaxy.. :)
But growing old in space should not be your concern..it should be "Can I survive in space?" :)
2007-12-18 08:30:17 · answer #5 · answered by vicubs 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Surely. In all seance. According to ancient belief time is the flow of seconds from the past to the future through present. On that sense life is a chain of minute time units.So we are passing unintentionally through that chord. In modern sense also it is all most the same. Only it states that measurement of time is different in different frame of references.
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2007-12-18 08:40:22 · answer #6 · answered by cosmos a 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course you can grow old in space, why wouldn't you?
2007-12-18 08:34:34 · answer #7 · answered by Filip 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
according to einstein's theory of relativity time can expand depending on the reference system you are guided by. there was this experiment called the "twins experiment" that said if one guy goes into space and comes back long time after, he will look different from his twin. but this was never prooved, though it's known that time passes different when you're in space. but my guess would be that the twin brother who would come back would look younger and not older...because time expands.
2007-12-18 08:33:55 · answer #8 · answered by baby rux 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
yes
2007-12-18 08:26:29 · answer #9 · answered by Shanaz B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, the effects of gravity are just minimized.
of course, that also has its downsides
2007-12-18 08:35:01 · answer #10 · answered by Paladin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋