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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>How could we one day travel between the stars with real physics? Perhaps the greatest challenge to interstellar flight is energetics \u2014 it takes vast amounts of energy to accelerate even small ships to 20% the speed of light. But what if we could steal that energy from where? Perhaps even a black hole. Enter the \u201chalo drive\u201d, a video by Prof David Kipping based on his new peer-reviewed research paper on the subject.<\/p>\n<p>This video is based on research conducted at the Cool Worlds Lab at Columbia University, New York. You can now support our research program directly here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coolworldslab.com\/support\">https:\/\/www.coolworldslab.com\/support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Further reading and resources:<br \/> \u25ba Kipping, David (2018), \u201cThe Halo Drive: Fuel Free Relativistic Propulsion of Large Mases via Recycled Boomerang Photons\u201d, JBIS, 71458: <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1903.03423\">https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1903.03423<\/a><br \/> \u25ba Dyson, Freeman (1963), \u201cGravitational Machines\u201d, in A.G.W. Cameron, ed., Interstellar Communication, New York Benjamin Press: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifa.hawaii.edu\/~barnes\/ast242_s14\/Dyson_Machines.pdf\">https:\/\/www.ifa.hawaii.edu\/~barnes\/ast242_s14\/Dyson_Machines.pdf<\/a>.<br \/> \u25ba Breakthrough Starshot homepage: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakthroughinitiatives.org\/initiative\/3\">https:\/\/breakthroughinitiatives.org\/initiative\/3<\/a><br \/> \u25ba Our Cool Worlds video giving some background on Breakthrough Starshot: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ksb6Vh0BT_E\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ksb6Vh0BT_E<\/a><br \/> \u25ba Our Cool Worlds video on relativistic moving mirrors: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/msK9d9k6K0E\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/msK9d9k6K0E<\/a><br \/> \u25ba Our Cool Worlds video on mirror distortion effects: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1iNA-GTocI0\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/1iNA-GTocI0<\/a><br \/> \u25ba Columbia University Department of Astronomy: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.astro.columbia.edu\">http:\/\/www.astro.columbia.edu<\/a>.<br \/> \u25ba Cool Worlds Lab website: <a href=\"http:\/\/coolworlds.astro.columbia.edu\">http:\/\/coolworlds.astro.columbia.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s an error in the video at around 8:30, 2 trillion joules is the cumulative energy output of a typical nuclear power station after 2000 seconds, not 20 days.<\/p>\n<p>Music is largely by Chris Zabriskie (<a href=\"http:\/\/chriszabriskie.com\/\">http:\/\/chriszabriskie.com\/<\/a>) and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/),\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/),<\/a> in order of appearance;<br \/> \u25ba Cylinder Five (<a href=\"http:\/\/chriszabriskie.com\/cylinders\/\">http:\/\/chriszabriskie.com\/cylinders\/<\/a>)<br \/> \u25ba Music from Neptune Flux, \u201cWe Were Never Meant to Live Here\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/chriszabriskie.com\/neptuneflux\/\">http:\/\/chriszabriskie.com\/neptuneflux\/<\/a>)<br \/> \u25ba Music from Neptune Flux, \u201cThat Hopeful Future Is All I\u2019ve Ever Known\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/chriszabriskie.com\/neptuneflux\/\">http:\/\/chriszabriskie.com\/neptuneflux\/<\/a>)<br \/> \u25ba Cylinder Four (<a href=\"http:\/\/chriszabriskie.com\/cylinders\/\">http:\/\/chriszabriskie.com\/cylinders\/<\/a>)<br \/> \u25ba The Sun is Scheduled to Come Out Tomorrow (<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/chriszabriskie\/the-sun-is-scheduled-to-come\">https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/chriszabriskie\/the-sun-is-scheduled-to-come<\/a>)<br \/> In addition, music from OneGuitarOrchestra, acoustic cover of Hans Zimmer\u2019s \u201cNo Time For Caution\u201d: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vau08Z_pN8s\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/vau08Z_pN8s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Video materials used:<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/the-halo-drive\">Continue reading \u201cThe Halo Drive\u201d | ><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How could we one day travel between the stars with real physics? 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