Scientists say a real warp drive may no longer be pure science fiction, thanks to new breakthroughs in theoretical physics. Recent studies suggest space itself could be compressed and expanded, allowing faster-than-light travel without breaking known laws of physics. Unlike sci-fi engines, this concept wouldn’t move a ship through space — it would move space around the ship. Researchers are now exploring how energy, gravity, and exotic matter could make this possible. In this video, we explain how a warp drive could work and how close science really is.
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Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi / Lucasfilm https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2527336/.… Trek Beyond / Paramount Pictures https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2660888/.… Lost in Space / New Line Cinema https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120738/.… Parker Solar Probe touches the Sun: By NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Ben Smith — https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14036, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi… Parker Solar Probe: By NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio — Johns Hopkins University/APL/Betsy Congdon, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory/Yanping Guo, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory/John Wirzburger, NASA/Nicola Fox, NASA/Kelly Korreck, Johns Hopkins University/APL/Nour Raouafi, NASA/Joseph Westlake, eMITS/Joy Ng, eMITS/Beth Anthony, eMITS/Lacey Young, ADNET Systems, Inc./Aaron E. Lepsch — https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14741, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi… Parker Solar Probe: By NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben — http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/Mu…, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index… Vertical Testbed Rocket: By NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center — https://www.nasa.gov/armstrong/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi… […]cket_(AFRC-2017–11349-1_Masten-COBALT-UnTetheredFLT1).webm Interstellar / Paramount Pictures Stargate / Canal+ CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.… Alcubierre: By AllenMcC., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index… Miguel alcubierre: By Jpablo.romero, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index… Water wave analogue of Casimir effect: By Denysbondar, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi… Casimir plates: By Emok, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index… CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.… Proxima Centauri b: By ESO/Konstantino Polizois/Nico Bartmann — http://www.eso.org/public/unitedkingd…, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi… WARP Reactor Concept Movie: By WarpingSpacetime, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi… Ag Micromirrors: By Simpik, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi… Animation is created by Bright Side.
Star Trek Beyond / Paramount Pictures https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2660888/.…
Lost in Space / New Line Cinema https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120738/.…
Parker Solar Probe touches the Sun: By NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Ben Smith — https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14036, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…
Parker Solar Probe: By NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio — Johns Hopkins University/APL/Betsy Congdon, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory/Yanping Guo, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory/John Wirzburger, NASA/Nicola Fox, NASA/Kelly Korreck, Johns Hopkins University/APL/Nour Raouafi, NASA/Joseph Westlake, eMITS/Joy Ng, eMITS/Beth Anthony, eMITS/Lacey Young, ADNET Systems, Inc./Aaron E. Lepsch — https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14741, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…
Parker Solar Probe: By NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben — http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/Mu…, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index…
Vertical Testbed Rocket: By NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center — https://www.nasa.gov/armstrong/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi… […]cket_(AFRC-2017–11349-1_Masten-COBALT-UnTetheredFLT1).webm.
Interstellar / Paramount Pictures.
Stargate / Canal+
CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.…
Alcubierre: By AllenMcC., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index…
Miguel alcubierre: By Jpablo.romero, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index…
Water wave analogue of Casimir effect: By Denysbondar, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…
Casimir plates: By Emok, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index…
CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.…
Proxima Centauri b: By ESO/Konstantino Polizois/Nico Bartmann — http://www.eso.org/public/unitedkingd…, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…
WARP Reactor Concept Movie: By WarpingSpacetime, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…
Ag Micromirrors: By Simpik, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi…
Animation is created by Bright Side.