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We have always said that there is nothing faster than the speed of light, but we also know that the universe is expanding faster than that speed. Doesn’t that make dark energy faster?

asked Apr 10, 2023 in Speed of Light by eyetry

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If there are alien races billions of light years away and at our technological level, would they know we existed?

asked Apr 10, 2023 in Speed of Light by QuantumWanderer

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Why don't photons hitting us at the speed of light do damage?

asked Mar 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by MartinF

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How much time have I passed if I moved at the speed of light for just 5 seconds (assuming my body survived and did not explode while doing it)?

asked Mar 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by jordon20187

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Since the law of thermodynamics says that matter and energy cannot be created or destroyed then how can the mass of an object increase as it as it approaches the speed of light?

asked Mar 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by StellarHarmony

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What are some examples of how we use our brains to help us travel faster than the speed of light?

asked Mar 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by Joe Moe

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Can a gravity well cause an object to move faster than light?

asked Mar 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by Sparks. (2.4k points)

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Would a clock on a spaceship be affected if it was travelling at an extremely high speed?

asked Mar 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by John McGann

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Can you explain, what is a light year, in the most simple way?

asked Mar 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by LuminousAlchemy

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How will humans ever reach other stars or even galaxies if we can't travel faster than the speed of light?

asked Mar 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by EndOfRadio

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If you are traveling at a speed faster than light, what is the time? Is there any difference between moving and not moving in space but traveling faster than the speed of light?

asked Mar 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by N1ckarla

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Can Star Trek ships travel at light speed?

asked Mar 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by Davey76

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If you were traveling close to the speed of light, why would you not feel a difference in speed?

asked Mar 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by CelestialFlare

+294 votes

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What will happen to the stopping potential if the distance between the source of light and photocell is increased?

asked Mar 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by jonny morris

+10 votes

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If we were able to travel through space and visit another planet, how much of our own solar system would we be able to see just by looking out of a window while traveling at normal speeds (not warp speed)?

asked Mar 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by LunarAlchemy

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If you could travel at warp speed forever without stopping, how far could you go?

asked Mar 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by DKM

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How can the universe be expanding with an increasing rate of speed if special relativity is correct?

asked Mar 20, 2023 in Speed of Light by EmberOracle

+243 votes

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What would happen if I tried to run at the speed of light in a straight direction?

asked Mar 19, 2023 in Speed of Light by accidentprofit

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What's so special about Special relativity? E=mc^2 is nothing but Kinetic Energy (K=mv^2/2) applied to desintegrating atoms/free electrons and protons, moving at the speed of light.

asked Mar 19, 2023 in Speed of Light by NovaMystic

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Does the speed of light change when a body moves in the direction of its motion?

asked Mar 19, 2023 in Speed of Light by MysticDreamer

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