Advancement
Faster-than-light travel has always been stuck in the realm of Star Trek fantasies—until now.
A new study suggests that tweaking the shape of a negative mass ring could slash the energy needed for a warp bubble from the mass of Jupiter to just 700 kg.
NASA’s Dr. Harold White is already testing ways to create tiny warp bubbles in the lab.
If he’s right, we’re looking at the first real steps toward bending space-time, no dilithium crystals required.
It won’t get us to Andromeda tomorrow, but the fact that scientists are even discussing viable warp tech means the final frontier might not stay final forever