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Various reasons, most of them related to the Special Theory of Relativity.
1. To speed something up so that it even reaches the speed of light (from an initial speed that is slower than light) would require infinite energy. (However, this doesn't preclude hypothetical particles that ONLY travel faster than the speed of light.)
2. If it is were possible to travel faster than the speed of light, it would also be possible to travel to the past. This is due to the definition of "simultaneity" in the Special Theory of Relativity. If you ever read stories about time travel, you would know that time travel may result in many contradictory situations, so it seems doubtful at the least.
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Can anything travel faster than the speed of light through a vacuum?
No.
Is there anything in the universe that can travel faster than the speed of light?
No, never! it is disproved by Einstein
What is a sound wave made by an object moving faster than the speed of light?
Can't / won't happen. In the world as we know it today, we can't make anything travel faster than the speed of light.
What is superluminal travel?
Travel faster than the speed of light. By definition, Superluminal is "Faster-than-light (FTL)"
Does sound and light travel at the same speed?
no, light is faster
What is the name of medium which is faster than light?
It is my understand that there is not anything that can travel faster than the speed of light. Perhaps ones thoughts are faster though I am not sure on that point. Robert Tachyons are theoretical particles that will cease to exist if they slow down to light speed.
Does red light travel faster than blue light?
No. All colors travel at the same speed. It is called "the speed of light".
Which travels faster airwatersoundor light?
Light. No ordinary matter can travel at or faster than the speed of light.
Can a wave travel faster than the speed of light?
No
What is the speed of light can anything else travel closer to the speed of light?
What is the speed of light? About 300,000,000 meters per second - enough to travel all around the Earth 7.5 times in one second. Can anything travel nearly as fast? - Yes, in particle accelerators particles are regularly accelerated to over 99% of the speed of light. According to current scientific understanding: (a) it is not possible to transfer matter, energy, or information faster than the speed of light. (b) An object that regularly travels at a slower speed can't be made to travel at the speed of light - it can only approach it. (A photon, that is, a speed of light, can only travel at the speed of light.)
Can information travel faster than the speed of light?
According to the Theory of Relativity, nothing can go faster than the speed of light. And since light is information, it cannot go faster than the speed of light.
What travels faster than the speed of light?
Tachyons are hypothetical sub atomic particles that can travel faster than the speed of light.
