Why Time Appears Slower in the Cosmos — A Field-Based View with a Testable Prediction

This document combines theoretical insight and testable prediction under the USP Field framework. It explains why cosmic events appear to unfold in slow motion and why we only see luminous stars, not the full structure of the universe. Time appears stretched not just due to light travel delay, but also due to tension gradients across space. Building on this, it proposes a test: compare transient cosmic events seen through the Milky Way disk vs. those above/below it. The hypothesis predicts that events viewed through the galactic plane will appear more time-dilated due to compounded field layers — offering a direct way to test the role of spatial tension in time perception. If verified, this could reshape how we observe, time, and interpret the cosmos.