A theoretical warp drive could travel faster than light by bending space itself
The Alcubierre drive is a theoretical propulsion system that bypasses the universal speed limit by physically contracting the space in front of a vessel while expanding the space behind it.
Physicist Miguel Alcubierre proposed a solution to Einstein's field equations in 1994 that allows for superluminal travel without violating local relativity. By creating a 'warp bubble' using negative energy densities, a spacecraft could theoretically travel at ten times the speed of light.
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