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Physicists have suggested that the ‘Warp drive’, a stalwart of the Star Trek storyline, may become a reality.
According to Space.com some physics authorities have suggested that faster than light travel may be possible someday, citing that although the science is complex it is not be strictly impossible to achieve.
The trick, according to scientists who are currently studying how to make this happen, is to find some other means of propulsion besides for rockets. Our current technology would never be able to reach speeds faster than that of of light, which is the fundamental limit set by Einstein’s theory of relativity.
The speed of light is roughly 300 000 metres per second. The theory that matter can move this swiftly through space however only applies to ‘unwarped space’.
According to Einstein large objects such as the sun and planets effectively ‘warp’ the fabric of space time by sheer mass, thus creating gravitational pull for example.
“The idea is that you take a chunk of space tie and move it” said Marc Millis, former head of NASA’s Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Project.
In this theory there is no limit to the speed that ‘space’ can travel at. Therefore, if a vehicle were to be placed in a bubble of ‘space’ it would have the potential to travel at speeds faster than light, also known as ‘superluminal speeds’. ”The vehicle inside that bubble thinks that it’s not moving at all. It’s the space-time that’s moving.” said Millis.
The reason behind this argument seeming credible is that scientists believe that space-time expanded at a speed faster than that of light shortly after the big bang.
“If it could do it for the Big Bang, why not for our space drives?” Millis said.
The real crux of the matter exists in the transportation factor. Scientists will first have to think of a more creative means of space transport before we can spend our weekends in another galaxy.
According to Space.com some physics authorities have suggested that faster than light travel may be possible someday, citing that although the science is complex it is not be strictly impossible to achieve.
The trick, according to scientists who are currently studying how to make this happen, is to find some other means of propulsion besides for rockets. Our current technology would never be able to reach speeds faster than that of of light, which is the fundamental limit set by Einstein’s theory of relativity.
The speed of light is roughly 300 000 metres per second. The theory that matter can move this swiftly through space however only applies to ‘unwarped space’.
According to Einstein large objects such as the sun and planets effectively ‘warp’ the fabric of space time by sheer mass, thus creating gravitational pull for example.
“The idea is that you take a chunk of space tie and move it” said Marc Millis, former head of NASA’s Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Project.
In this theory there is no limit to the speed that ‘space’ can travel at. Therefore, if a vehicle were to be placed in a bubble of ‘space’ it would have the potential to travel at speeds faster than light, also known as ‘superluminal speeds’. ”The vehicle inside that bubble thinks that it’s not moving at all. It’s the space-time that’s moving.” said Millis.
The reason behind this argument seeming credible is that scientists believe that space-time expanded at a speed faster than that of light shortly after the big bang.
“If it could do it for the Big Bang, why not for our space drives?” Millis said.
The real crux of the matter exists in the transportation factor. Scientists will first have to think of a more creative means of space transport before we can spend our weekends in another galaxy.