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 The speed of light is constant in a vacuum. 🤝

But there are mediums that slow light, allowing excited particles to go faster than the light.

This results in blue emissions called Čerenkov radiation.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/06/28/this-is-how-physicists-trick-particles-into-going-faster-than-light/