Is it possible to go faster than Light Speed in Space?

Answer 1

It's possible to come up with a yes answer if you use some odd frames of referrence. But as a practical matter, no. There's some reason to believe that it's not practical to get even a fraction of that speed going.

Answer 2

Well, it all depends on what you consider "faster." Are you judging speed by velocity? Or time between two points?

What I mean is if you were in a space ship and you hit 186,282.397 ft per second, would it be possible to accelerate to 186,283 feet per second? The answer is no. (However light itself can...Ill talk about that in a second)

However, if you are juding speed by the amount of time it took you to go between two points, than yes, you can. If you looked at speed as the time it takes to get between two points, for instance measuring in lightyears, you could. Lets say we wanted to go to planet X. Planet X is one light year away. Meaning it takes light one year to get there. Thats 5 trillion miles. Thats pretty far by conventional methods. Well, if someone created an Einstein-Rosen (Portal/wormhole, etc) bridge between you and Planet X and you walked through it, you would be at Planet X instantly. You traveled that one light year in zero seconds. Hence travelling a distance in less time than light.

Now for light breaking its only speed limit? Well we've done that. Check it out here...http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/generalscience/faster_than_c_000719.html

Answer 3

I thought warp speed was 10 times the speed of light?

Answer 4

Some believe certain particles named tachyons, which are believed to travel at a faster speed, may exist.

Answer 5

ya the space shuttle goes exactly 17,500 miles per hour in orbit

Answer 6

No. That would break the known laws of physics and could result in your arrest.

Answer 7

Not yet.