Chinese astronomers have discovered that the warp in the Milky Way’s spiral disk is moving backwards under the influence of the enormous mass of dark matter that forms an invisible halo around our galaxy. About a third of all spiral galaxies have a distinct curvature in their disc-shaped structure, like a vinyl record that has … Read more
An international team of physicists behind several revolutionary warp drive concepts, including the first that doesn’t require exotic matter, say recent unprecedented breakthroughs in physics and propulsion have pitted world powers in a 21st-century Cold War-style space race launched to become the world’s first working warp drive. “A space race is brewing,” says Gianni Martie, … Read more
Will future humans use warp drives to explore the cosmos? We are not in a position to rule out this possibility. But if our distant descendants ever do, that will not be the case dilithium crystals, and Scottish accents will have evaporated into history by then. Warp drives have their roots in one of the … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked preprint trusted source proofread OK! This artist’s illustration shows a spacecraft using an Alcubierre Warp Drive to warp space and ‘travel’ faster than light. Credit: NASA × close to This artist’s illustration shows a spacecraft using an Alcubierre Warp Drive to warp space and ‘travel’ faster … Read more
Will future humans use warp drives to explore the cosmos? We are not in a position to rule out this possibility. But if our distant descendants ever do, it won’t involve dilithium crystals, and the Scottish accents will have faded into history by then. Warp drives have their roots in one of the most popular … Read more
Enlarge / Caught in the aftermath of a temporal vortex, the Enterprise witnesses Earth, assimilated long ago, in the altered timeline. Paramount Pictures A team of physicists has discovered that it is possible to build a real, actual, physical warp drive without breaking the known rules of physics. One caveat: the ship doing the warping … Read more