When it comes to space, we have a problem with our human desire to go everywhere and see everything. A huge problem. It’s space. It’s far too vast. Even at the maximum speed permitted by the Universe, it would take … Read More
A long, thin wormhole, similar to some strange form of optical fibre, could allow us to send light pulses through time. Wormholes are tunnels that connect two points in space-time, as predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity. If something … Read More
What’s the Latest? University of Cambridge physicists have discovered a theoretical foundation for the existence of wormholes, which are tubes that connect two different points in space-time. If a piece of information or a physical object could travel through the … Read More
We’ve wanted to visit other star systems for decades. There’s just one problem: they’re so far away that even the closest one would take tens of thousands of years to reach using conventional spaceflight. Physicists, on the other hand, are … Read More
During a high-level discussion of NASA’s goals for human space exploration, we got an early look at what a 30-day crewed mission to Mars’ surface could eventually look like. It’s an exciting prospect that, while many years, if not decades, … Read More
Interstellar travel may not be lightyears away. Breakthrough Starshot, an international research project, recently provided an update on its plans to send a probe to Alpha Centauri, our nearest neighboring star system. Before that, it will have to develop and … Read More