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I was recently at a party that involved a discussion of physics (no, I did not initiate this discussion), including various aspects of Einstein’s relativity. This led a friend of mine to lament that, due to the limit imposed by the speed of light, the dream of exploring the galaxy—à la Star Trek—could never be realized. As an ardent Trekkie, she said, this really bummed her out. I replied by confirming that, as far as we can tell, the speed of light is a true upper limit, making a Star Trek–styl...