According to Special Relativity, Spacecraft That Would Travel Faster Than

question 35

Multiple Choice

According to special relativity, spacecraft that would travel faster than the speed of light are

• A) impossible, because nothing can travel that fast.
• B) possible, but not useful because they could not contain living beings.
• C) impossible, because objects that travel that fast would get shorter and squeeze out space in which the astronauts could live.
• D) possible, if we are clever enough with new technologies.
• E) impossible, because they would require new energy sources that are not yet invented.

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