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Did You Know That Gravity Slows Down Time?

šŸ’” The Answer

  • Gravitational time dilation makes clocks run slower near massive objects.
  • GPS satellites must adjust for time differences caused by Earth's gravity.
  • This effect was confirmed by experiments with atomic clocks on airplanes.
  • Time slows more near black holes, approaching a near stop at the event horizon.

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