You Are Flying Your Spacecraft on a Parallel Course with Another

You are flying your spacecraft on a parallel course with another spacecraft and at the same speed. You are both moving past Earth at an appreciable fraction of the speed of light. Which one of the following statements correctly describes the relationship between your clock and the clock in the other spacecraft?

A) You will see the clock in the other spacecraft running slow compared to yours.
B) You will see the clock in the other spacecraft running at the same rate as yours.
C) A person in the other spacecraft will see his own clock running slow compared to yours.
D) A person in the other spacecraft will see her own clock running fast compared to yours.

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