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No, neutrinos have been shown to have a small non-zero mass. They can't get to c (the speed of light in a vacuum). The only thing a supernova can eject at the speed of light is photons.
Update: Recently an experiment has measured neutrinos traveling above the speed of light. An explanation is yet to be offered.
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∙ 12y agoNo, speed of light won once again. Turn out that the CERN group did the experiment, they forgot about the cables and let it loose.
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∙ 11y agoNo. Nothing can travel faster than the speed of light.
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∙ 13y agoNo.
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What have we found that travels closest to the speed of light?
Neutrinos travel so close to the speed of light we were unsure for awhile whether or not they had a rest mass.
What do you need to travel at the speed of light?
There is no way to travel at the speed of light.
What is the only wonder still standing?
It is the speed of neutrinos. Why they are faster than the speed of light? Ckeck results of recent LHC experiments.
Is it possible to travel at the speed of light in water?
The speed of light in water is less than the speed of light in space. Only light can travel at the speed of light.
Is there anything faster than the speed of light-?
Recent experiments at CERN suggest that neutrinos travel faster than light, but this experiment has not been replicated anywhere else and needs significant backing before it is to be accepted as a phenomenon.
What is faster than a neutrino?
A photon. Neutrinos have mass and therefore must travel at less than the speed of light. Photons of light travel at the speed of light.
What have we found that travels closest to the speed of light?
Neutrinos travel so close to the speed of light we were unsure for awhile whether or not they had a rest mass.
Is there any possible way to travel at nearly the speed of light?
At nearly the speed of light? Yes. There's no practical way to do it, but it's obviously possible, neutrinos do so.
How much more faster does a neutrino go than the speed of light?
Some recent experiments (2010 and 2011) suggested that neutrinos might be massless and travel very slightly faster than the speed of light (0.003 %). However, these are at odds with measurements that show neutrinos and light photons travelling at roughly the same speed. Further experiments are planned to test how photons and neutrinos are affected by the medium they traverse. If neutrinos do have mass, by the theory of relativity they cannot reach or exceed light speed.
What are some interesting scientific discoveries of 2011?
scientists found that neutrinos (subatomic particles) travel faster than the speed of light
What is the name of particles that travel faster than light?
neutrinos
What is the universe's most fastest thing known to man?
The Universe seems to have a speed limit, called the "speed of light". This speed limit is approximately 300,000 kilometers/second. Light travels at that speed; so do other electromagnetic waves. Gravity waves are believed to travel at the speed of light as well. Finally, it is possible for particles to travel at a speed very close to the speed of light. Neutrinos tend to travel very close to the speed of light; also, cosmic rays contain very high-energy particles which also travel very close to the speed of light.
Does the LHC accelerate particles beyond the speed of light?
No, it does not. Nothing could be accelerated past the speed of light. As it approached the speed of light its mass would become infinite thereby requiring infinite energy. There were some results with neutrinos suggesting travel at faster than light speed, but it turned out to be due to experimental error.
How was a neutrino accelerated to sppeds greater than light by the scientists at CERN recently in September?
First of all, even the CERN scientists are not convinced that the neutrinos did, indeed, travel to the detector at a speed faster than that of light. They are fairly certain they've made some mistake, but they just haven't yet figured out what it was. Secondly, neutrinos can not be accelerated. If they began at a certain speed, there is NO WAY anyone could make them go faster. If, indeed, the CERN scientists have not made a mistake, this would only mean that neutrinos begin their lives at a speed faster than light. Creating neutrinos is easy -- scientists need only set up a beam of particles that decay into neutrinos, then wait for the original particles to do so. Detecting them is the problem.
What do you need to travel at the speed of light?
There is no way to travel at the speed of light.
Is it true that lions can run faster than the speed of light?
Nothing with mass can travel at the speed of light, and nothing with mass can travel faster than the speed of light. The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second. The faster an object travels, the heavier it gets. An object traveling near the speed of light would weigh countless tons and be too heavy to move. Neutrinos (sub atomic particles) which might travel faster than light have no mass and are not effected by the increase in weight with the increase in speed. Lions can only run about 20 mph, much slower than the speed of light. Cheetahs can only run about 25 mph. again, much slower than light speed.
Is it possible to travel at the speed of light in water?
The speed of light in water is less than the speed of light in space. Only light can travel at the speed of light.
