Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
Can we ever
travel faster than light?
If humans ever
managed to find an earth-like habitable planet within a few light-years
distance, would it be possible to get there within a man’s lifetime? That might
be only possible if a spaceship was created that travels faster than, or at
least as fast as, the speed of light, like the ones you might have seen in Star
Trek or Star Wars movies. But is it theoretically and practically possible to
fly a spaceship as fast as the speed of light?
There seem to
be some physical barriers to be broken through to reach that speed level, such
as energy and radiation. If the speed of sound creates blasting shock waves,
what kind of physical effects could the speed of light cause?
Enjoy seeing
this easy-to-understand video to learn what it’s like to travel like the light.
Note: There
are some images that are associated with a few famous scientific movies in the
video. How many of them can you recognize?
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