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What is light? How fast does it travel in a vacuum?
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1 of 2Light is electric radiation within the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye. The theory of special relativity has demonstrated that light particles, photons, fly through a vacuum at a steady speed of meters per second. This speed is exceedingly difficult to reach and impossible to overcome in that environment.
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