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The speed of light is very fast, about 300 million meters per second. This means that light can circle the Earth 7530 times in one second. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the only technology that can move anything close to the speed of light. The LHC has only been able to move tiny particles to the speed of light, which still takes an enormous amount of energy. As cool as it would be to travel at the speed of light, it will be a while before we have our own Millennium Falcon or warp drives.