A fundamental subatomic particle,the neutrino,seems to be capable of travelling faster than the speed of light ( that is ,the speed of a photon through vacuum ). Earlier Albert Einstein asserted that the speed of light is a fundamental constant and it is the maximum speed anything can travel. If the new theory is proved right,the basic laws of physics might have to be rewritten.
Neutrinos are electrically neutral particles that have a tiny ( but non-zero ) mass. They interact very weakly with normal matter,making them almost impossible to detect. Tens of billions of neutrinos pass through our finger tip every second. They are created in certain types of radioactive decay,during collisions between atoms and cosmic rays and during nuclear reactions such as those that occur at the heart of the sun.
Neutrinos are considered to be mysterious particles. They have a minuscule mass,no electric charge,and pass through almost every material as though it was not there.
The speed of light in vacuum is 299,792,458 meters per second, and that of neutrino is 299,798,454 meters per second.
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