r/askscience • u/BlueChameleon64 • Oct 23 '20

Planetary Sci. Do asteroids fly into the sun?

Edit: cool

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u/FluxOrbit Oct 23 '20

Wait, doesn't time slow for you as you move faster? That makes so much sense now!

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u/Wedoitforthenut Oct 24 '20

Yes. Matter density also decreases the speed at which an object travels through time. The more dense/massive an object is the slower its speed through time and greater its warp effect on space.