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Are Warp Drives Actually Possible?
The tantalizing possibility of a sci-fi-style warp drive is right on the edge of known physics. The physics of general ...
A new study has found a theory that 'warp drives' could be possible - this method of fast space travel will be known to many ...
Warp drive is one of the many futuristic ideas proposed in Star Trek, allowing for faster-than-light travel across the galaxy. But is it actually possible?
A warp drive to achieve faster-than-light travel — a concept popularized in television's Star Trek — may not be as unrealistic as once thought, scientists say.
"Before our paper, the validity of warp drives technologically, given the science we know, was completely out of the question. Now it’s just extremely difficult, but doable." ...
Scientists have calculated that this is what the view from a warp drive ship would look like. The glow is from the cosmic microwave background radiation, ... Sir Elton John picks a side!
In the 1990s, Mexican theoretical physicist Miguel Alcubierre proposed a new kind of hypothetical warp drive that would allow a spacecraft to travel faster than the speed of light. To pull off ...
The results of a NASA test into “warp drive” technology have been leaked onto the internet — and apparently show it is possible. The findings appear to be good news — that the new ...
This doesn’t affect the ability of the warp drive to keep bending the laws of the universe -- it’s the stopping that’s going to ruin your day.
The warp drive is an essential plot device to the Star Trek franchise, but the dream of making a real one has eluded scientists and, err, physics. The biggest obstacle to travelling faster than the ...
HOUSTON — A warp drive to achieve faster-than-light travel — a concept popularized in television's Star Trek — may not be as unrealistic as once thought, scientists say.