Faster-than-light 'warp speed' interstellar travel now thought to be possible (www.earth.com)

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Scientists have taken a significant step towards turning the sci-fi concept of "warp drives" into a feasible reality.

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[-] admiralteal@kbin.social 2 points 4 months ago

A less credulous interpretation of this kind of study is that it indicates an issue with our mathematical models.

[-] nxdefiant@startrek.website 2 points 4 months ago

warp drives, like the one powering spaceships in Star Wars

They had to have done this on purpose.

[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 1 points 4 months ago

now? its been discussed as possible for awhile. now probable or practical. nope. lots of energy and bad effects of energy.

[-] Streetlights@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

Link to the paper

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6382/ad26aa

I recognise some of those words.

this post was submitted on 20 May 2024

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