Do gamma rays travel as fast as the speed of light?

Yes. The Gamma rays ( γ- Rays) are also part of the vast EM radiation, so they also travels with the speed of Light c (3 x 10^8 m/s). The range of wavelengths of γ- Rays usually spans from 0.3 pm to 30 pm (pm =10^-12 m). Every segment of EM Radiation travels with the Speed of light c (3 x 10^8 m/s). read more

Light as well as Gamma rays are electromagnetic in nature and all electromagnetic waves travel with same speed in vacuum. However in a medium, Gamma rays having the highest frequency among all electromagnetic radiation travel the fastest. read more

An electromagnetic wave of wavelength $\lambda$ still travels at the speed of light $c$, but has a different frequency , $f=c/\lambda$ and hence energy $e=hf$. – theo Dec 3 '14 at 5: 41 The wavelengths of radio waves are actually in the range $10^{-3}$ to $10^5$ m, whereas those of gamma rays are less than $10^{-11}$ m. read more

They are just 'amped up' light, at a different frequency than visible light. Radio waves, gamma rays, visible light, infrared, ultraviolet light, these are all the same thing (electromagnetic radiation), just different frequencies, and all of them are massless and travel at the speed of light. read more

Yes.The Gamma rays ( γ- Rays) are also part of the vast EM radiation, so they also travels with the speed of Light c (3 x 10^8 m/s). The range of wavelengths of γ- Rays usually spans from 0.3 pm to 30 pm (pm =10^-12 m) read more

Best Answer: No. In fact, gamma rays -ARE- 'light'. Gamma rays are a particular type of electromagnetic radiation that has a very high frequency, and thus a lot of energy. They are just 'amped up' light, at a different frequency than visible light. read more