How many years would it take to explore the universe while traveling at the speed of light?

The speed of light, equivalent to 299,792,458 m/s, is considered the maximum speed limit revealed by Einstein's theory of relativity . To visualize how fast that is, if we traveled at the speed of light, it would only take us 1.28 seconds to travel from Earth to the Moon.

Imagine a day when humanity can build spacecraft capable of reaching such speeds and use them to travel through the vastness of space. How long would it take us to travel to planets and explore the universe? Check out the following infographic for more information!

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