Is faster-than-light travel possible? Recent breakthroughs in warp drive research suggest it might be closer than we ever imagined. This video covers recent theoretical advancements, the computational tools and simulations being used, ongoing challenges, future directions, and related discoveries in humanity’s quest to reach the stars.

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Warp drive research today is based on the idea that Einstein’s general theory of relativity permits spacetime geometries where effective faster-than-light (FTL) travel could occur without locally breaking the speed of light in any given region. This means that FTL travel is not categorically ruled out by the known laws of physics. Since Einstein’s theories are unlikely to be the last word in physics, it is quite possible that future discoveries could expand our understanding of physics in a way that makes FTL travel even more feasible than current research seems to indicate.