Star Trek's warp drive, which involves distorting space, is not within our understanding of the laws of nature. A theoretical solution involving negative energy exists, but this is considered a mathematical artifact, not a real physical phenomenon.

Is warp drive theoretically possible?

Certainly not, unfortunately. While a warp drive may be theoretically just barely possible (see Alcubierre drive ) it still requires exotic (negative mass) matter, which we have never seen and have plenty of reasons to believe does not exist.

How realistic is warp speed?

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A provisional answer is “no.” According to the accepted laws of science, nothing can travel faster than light. Even though light is fast enough to circle the Earth over seven times in a single second, space is very large.

Why are warp drives impossible?

Einstein's theory of special relativity states that speed of light travel is impossible for material objects that, unlike photons, have a non-zero rest mass. The problem of a material object exceeding light speed is that an infinite amount of kinetic energy would be required to travel at exactly the speed of light.

Is an Alcubierre Drive possible?

The Alcubierre drive remains a hypothetical concept with seemingly difficult problems, although the amount of energy required is no longer thought to be unobtainably large.

What's Stopping Us From Building a Warp Drive?

Did Darpa really create a warp bubble?

Or at least it was science fiction until the world's first warp bubble was accidentally discovered by DARPA funded researchers, according to the scientists report. It was discovered by the Limitless Space Institute (LS) team led by former NASA warp drive expert Dr. Harold G “Sonny” White.

How close are we to warp speed?

According to Einstein's theory of relativity, it is impossible to reach or exceed the speed of light, as it would require an infinite amount of energy to do so. A warp drive, as depicted in science fiction, would not involve moving an object faster than light, but rather distorting space-time itself.

What is faster than warp drive?

Hyperspace is faster! A Warp Drive is limited to the warp factor. Basically the multiplier of C=Speed of Light. And in Star Trek the max Warp Factor is 9.99 In Warp 10 as seen in the Star Trek Voyager show, you completely enter subspace, and you are both everywhere at once and nowhere.

Why is warp 10 impossible?

At Warp 10, the exponent (and the speed) would be infinite, so you could never reach this value.

Will we ever invent warp speed?

A provisional answer is “no.” According to the accepted laws of science, nothing can travel faster than light. Even though light is fast enough to circle the Earth over seven times in a single second, space is very large.

How fast is full impulse?

The Star Trek Voyager Technical Manual, page 13, has full impulse listed as ¼ of the speed of light, which is 167,000,000 mph or 74,770 km/s.

Will we ever travel at the speed of light?

Nothing can travel faster than 300,000 kilometers per second (186,000 miles per second). Only massless particles, including photons, which make up light, can travel at that speed. It's impossible to accelerate any material object up to the speed of light because it would take an infinite amount of energy to do so.

Will humans ever achieve interstellar travel?

For the moment, sending humans to the edge of interstellar space, let alone across the cosmic void to other stars, remains firmly in the realm of science fiction. But scientists and engineers are developing skills and technologies that might help us get there one day.

Is time travel possible?

So there we have it. On our current understanding of the Universe, we could potentially travel into the future, but travelling into the past may well be a total no-no. The only remaining loophole is that the theories this is based on are incomplete.

How fast is Borg Transwarp?

The Borg's Transwarp Technology History

by 2374 - A vessel belonging to species 116 named the Dauntless was assimilated by the collective, it's quantum slipstream capable of speeds of at least 10,000 light-years per hour.

How long would it take to cross the Milky Way at warp 9?

At 'Warp' 9, you can travel to the Galactic center in 1.1 years.

Are warp bubbles possible?

A warp bubble is a solution to Einstein's field equations of General Relativity, so mathematically, it is possible. But there are problems. It requires a large amount of negative mass, which doesn't exist.

Is warp 10 possible?

The physics of Star Trek describes infinite speed (expressed as "warp factor 10") as an impossibility; as such, even subspace communications which travel at speeds over Warp 9.9 may take hours or weeks to reach certain destinations.

How many light years is warp speed?

The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second, which sounds like Warp 9.9 is about 2,000x faster than the speed of light. That sounds pretty fast on paper, but with some napkin math, that really only equates to about 2,000 light years per year, or around 6 light years per day.

What is faster, warp speed or hyperspace?

Hyperspace drives are generally second, since they go so fast that you can cross a galaxy in a few days at most. Warp drives are generally third, since they usually take years if not decades to go from one end of the galaxy to the other.

Are starships possible?

Research. To travel between stars in a reasonable time using rocket-like technology requires very high effective exhaust velocity jet and enormous energy to power this, such as might be provided by fusion power or antimatter. There are very few scientific studies that investigate the issues in building a starship.

What is the craziest DARPA project?