This Star Trek concept ignited a dream that humans could one day travel faster than the speed of light. Now physicists are ...

The sci-fi TV series Star Trek has captivated audiences since it first aired, blending real-life science with fiction in ways ...

Scientists said the warp drive, once considered to be purely hypothetical, is slowly edging toward legitimate physics.

A research paper proposes a fully physically realized model for warp drive. This builds on an existing model that requires negative energy—an impossibility. The new model is exciting, but warp speed ...

You know that scene in the film Contact where the “Machine” is spooling up, its three spinning rings kicking out crazy light and an electromagnetic field powerful enough to pitch nearby Navy ...

The idea of warp drive—the ability to travel faster than the speed of light—has fascinated humanity for decades. It began as a fictional concept in Star Trek and Star Wars, fueling imaginations and ...

There’s a pervasive idea in science fiction that the stars themselves could power our adventures among the stars. In Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Count Dooku flies away on a Solar Sailer, while ...