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How fast to asteroids really go? Do they travel faster then the speed of light?

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How fast to asteroids really go? Do they travel faster then the speed of light?

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An asteriod does not travel as fast as the speed of light. It isn’t really even close. The only things that we know are capable of traveling at the speed of light is anything that is and electromagnetic wave, which travels 3.

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Asteroids are composed of matter, and nothing made of matter can even reach the speed of light.

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Asteroids in orbit around the sun have angular velocities in orbit ranging from around 70,000 to 225,000 miles per hour, depending on the radius of their original orbits. The speed of light is 669,600,000 miles per hour, which is somewhat faster.

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Jeff. There is nothing special about light that makes ‘the speed of light’ what it is. That speed is just the fasted speed _anything_ can go according the relativity theory. many other things travel at that speed, such as force charges as a quick example. it’s a common misconception that light is special and somehow related to the speed at which is travels.

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Er…. No, only light can go as fast as the speed of light.