Submitted by [deleted] t3_zu704d in askscience
whatissevenbysix t1_j1jopyn wrote
Reply to comment by EGP22 in Are people in the international space station experiencing time faster than us? by [deleted]
The whole point of relativity is that there is no such thing as "actual time". That's the big revolutionary idea. It says that time is, much like speed, relative. So, from the perspective of the fast traveler, their perspective of time elapsed is 80 earth years. But from the perception of the person on earth, it's 300 years. Neither is "actual time", they're both correct.
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