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Warp drives: Physicists give chances of faster-than-light space travel a boost

  • Written by Mario Borunda, Associate Professor of Physics, Oklahoma State University
Warp drives: Physicists give chances of faster-than-light space travel a boostFaster than light travel is the only way humans could ever get to other stars in a reasonable amount of time. Les Bossinas/NASA/Wikimedia Commons

The closest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri. It is about 4.25 light-years away, or about 25 trillion miles (40 trillion km). The fastest ever spacecraft, the now- in-space Parker Solar Probe will reach...

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