Why does time stop when you travel at the speed of light?

Space itself is shortened and time itself is slowed down for a moving reference frame, relative to the stationary observer. In the limit that its speed approaches the speed of light in vacuum, its space shortens completely down to zero width and its time slows down to a dead stop.

Does time stop when you move at the speed of light?

The simple answer is, “Yes, it is possible to stop time. All you need to do is travel at light speed.” Special Relativity pertains specifically to light. The fundamental tenet is that light speed is constant in all inertial reference frames, hence the denotation of “c” in reference to light.

What happens to time when Travelling at the speed of light?

The faster the relative velocity, the greater the time dilation between one another, with time slowing to a stop as one approaches the speed of light (299,792,458 m/s). For sufficiently high speeds, the effect is dramatic. For example, one year of travel might correspond to ten years on Earth.

Do we really travel through time with the speed of light?

Relative to yourself, you do not move through space, so these velocities are zero. You then only move into the time-like direction, and in this direction, you move with the speed of light. So, we indeed all travel through time with the speed of light.

Is it possible to travel at the speed of light?

Yes, I agree with David. If somehow, you were able to travel at the speed of light, it would seem that ‘your time’ would not have progressed in comparison to your reference time once you returned to ‘normal’ speeds. This can be modeled by the Lorentz time dilation equation:

Why does time freeze at the speed of light?

The reason some people will say that time freezes at the speed of light is that it’s possible to take two points on any path going through spacetime at less than the speed of light and calculate the amount of time that a particle would experience as it travels between those points along that path.

Does time slow down when it reaches the speed of light?

For a person travelling very close to the speed of light with velocity $v$ from the sun towards the earth time does slows down, and he goes past the earth in a matter of seconds.

How long does it take for light to reach zero?

For light it seems that zero time has passed but for us it is still 8 minutes. This might seem like a paradox, but time is relative in Einstein’s theory of relativiy. Note that your argumentation is backwards, “time reaches zero for light, because everything is at the same place”.