Apr 03 2026SCIENCE
Time Travel Without Moving: How Project Hail Mary Plays With Time
Ryland Grace returns from a trip to Tau Ceti after aging only four years, while Earth waits 14. This gap isn’t just storytelling—it’s basic physics. Moving close to light speed slows your personal clock, a concept called time dilation. Grace’s ship accelerates constantly, so his clock keeps ticking
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