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How fast does light travel?


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Light travels at a speed of 299,792 kilometers per second; 186,287 miles per second.

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The speed of light in a vacuum is 299,792,458 meters per second. Light is slowed down in water, air and glass. ChaCha for now!

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The accepted speed of light is 186,000 miles (300,000 kilometers) per second. ChaCha for now!

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Light travels at a constant, finite speed of 186,000 mi/sec. Thanks for using ChaCha!

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The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second or 299,792,458 meters per second. ChaCha!

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Light travels approximately 670,616,629 mph in a vacuum. ChaCha, away!

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The constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second.

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