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Bill Nye

When we see the shadow on our images, are we seeing the time 11 minutes ago on Mars? Or are we seeing the time on Mars as observed from Earth now? It's like time travel problems in science fiction. When is now when was then?

Bill Nye

Science

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Bill Nye is highlighting the challenge of understanding time when observing events on Mars, since the light we see left the planet 11 minutes earlier, meaning we are always looking into the past. This raises the question of whether "now" is the moment on Mars when the light was emitted or the moment we see it on Earth, illustrating the complex nature of time in space.

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