How does time bend around massive objects?
Spacetime
How does time bend around massive objects?
Imagine you're standing on Earth, watching a satellite orbit. You notice time seems to tick slightly differently compared to someone far away on Earth. Why might this be?
Mass, like Earth, can bend spacetime, altering how time flows. This bending is what makes satellite clocks tick differently from ours on Earth.
Example
A satellite's clock runs faster by about 38 microseconds compared to clocks on Earth due to Earth's gravity bending spacetime.
Remember this
Mass curves spacetime, changing time's flow around massive objects.
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