Time dilation explained illustrated with Albert Einstein, two clocks showing different times, a high-speed rocket, and a curved spacetime grid, demonstrating how time passes more slowly for objects moving near the speed of light according to Einstein's theory of special relativity on an orange background.
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Time Dilation Explained: How Einstein Proved Time Moves at Different Speeds

Most people assume time ticks forward at exactly the same rate everywhere in the universe, a steady, unchanging rhythm shared […]