Warp drive research has long occupied the narrow corridor between elegant mathematics and science-fiction wish fulfillment. A recent theoretical result pushes that corridor open a little wider by ...

What if the biggest change in warp-drive research is not speed, but credibility? For decades, the idea sat in an awkward place between Einstein’s equations and televised starships. Miguel Alcubierre’s ...

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A research paper proposes a fully physically realized model for warp drive. This builds on an existing model that requires negative energy—an impossibility. The new model is exciting, but warp speed ...

For decades, the concept of faster-than-light travel has fueled the imaginations of science fiction enthusiasts, with Star Trek's warp drive standing as a prominent example. But could this fantastical ...

There is no evidence that aliens are flying around the galaxy in starships powered by faster-than-light warp drives – but if they were, we could detect such a ship breaking down using our current ...

If travel to distant stars within an individual’s lifetime is going to be possible, a means of faster-than-light propulsion will have to be found. To date, even recent research about superluminal ...

You know that scene in the film Contact where the “Machine” is spooling up, its three spinning rings kicking out crazy light and an electromagnetic field powerful enough to pitch nearby Navy ...