Spaceship A is moving toward the Earth at 0.80c, and spaceship B is moving away from Earth at the same speed, according to observers on a distant planet. At the same moment, very bright lights are turned on at the front of spaceship A and on the back of spaceship B. The light from a)Spaceship A reaches the planet before the light from spaceship B.   b)both ships reaches the planet at the same time.   b)either ship could reach the planet first, but there's no way to tell in advance.   d) Spaceship B reaches the planet before the light from spaceship A.

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Spaceship A is moving toward the Earth at 0.80c, and spaceship B is moving away from Earth at the same speed, according to observers on a distant planet. At the same moment, very bright lights are turned on at the front of spaceship A and on the back of spaceship B. The light from

a)Spaceship A reaches the planet before the light from spaceship B.
 
b)both ships reaches the planet at the same time.
 
b)either ship could reach the planet first, but there's no way to tell in advance.
 
d) Spaceship B reaches the planet before the light from spaceship A.
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