niktemadur@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoLet's say I'm idling in space as a radiowave photon approaches; if I accelerate towards it at near the speed of light, can I make that photon blueshift and hit me as a gamma ray?message-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down11
arrow-up129arrow-down1message-squareLet's say I'm idling in space as a radiowave photon approaches; if I accelerate towards it at near the speed of light, can I make that photon blueshift and hit me as a gamma ray?niktemadur@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareBlackJerseyGiant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·8 days agoI think if there’s a guy accelerating to the speed of light and you’re staring at a photon, you’re missing out on some incredible things in this life.
I think if there’s a guy accelerating to the speed of light and you’re staring at a photon, you’re missing out on some incredible things in this life.