Traveling from Earth to the Andromeda Galaxy, even without speed limits, is an extraordinarily long journey due to the vast distances involved. The Andromeda Galaxy is located approximately 2.537 million light-years away from Earth. A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year, which is roughly 9.461 trillion kilometers.
To calculate the time it would take to reach the Andromeda Galaxy, we need to consider the speed of the spacecraft. Let's assume we have a hypothetical spacecraft capable of traveling at the speed of light (299,792 kilometers per second).
Using these figures, we can calculate the travel time as follows:
Distance to Andromeda Galaxy: 2.537 million light-years Distance in kilometers: 2.537 million light-years * 9.461 trillion kilometers (approximately) = 23.956 quintillion kilometers
Speed of spacecraft: Speed of light = 299,792 kilometers per second
Travel time: Distance / Speed = 23.956 quintillion kilometers / 299,792 kilometers per second
This calculation gives us approximately 79.9 billion seconds. Converting this to years:
79.9 billion seconds / (60 seconds * 60 minutes * 24 hours * 365 days) ≈ 2.54 million years
So, even with a spacecraft capable of traveling at the speed of light, it would take around 2.54 million years to reach the Andromeda Galaxy. This is an immense span of time that makes intergalactic travel with our current understanding and technology impractical for humans.