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  1. Warp drive - Wikipedia

    A warp drive or a drive enabling space warp is a fictional superluminal (faster than the speed of light) spacecraft propulsion system in many science fiction works, most notably Star Trek, [1] …

  2. Science fiction's ‘warp drive’ is speeding closer to reality

    In science fiction, a warp drive is a propulsion system that creates a bubble of spacetime around a spaceship. That bubble is then accelerated to move faster than the speed of light.

  3. How Close Are We to Building a Warp Drive? Between Physics ...

    6 days ago · The idea of a warp drive occupies a unique place in human imagination. It is a symbol of ultimate freedom from cosmic isolation, a promise that the vast distances between …

  4. A warp drive design that works with real physics, on paper - MSN

    Warp drive has long been shorthand for “pure fantasy,” a narrative device that lets starships hop between stars without worrying about Einstein. Now a new generation of physicists is arguing ...

  5. Scientists Announce a Physical Warp Drive Is Now Possible ...

    Dec 8, 2025 · For the first time, scientists have introduced a physical model for warp drive. That means humans are one step closer to traveling at faster-than-light speeds.

  6. Proving the physics behind warp drives » Behind the Headlines ...

    Sep 27, 2024 · Star Trek may have introduced the masses to the concept of a warp drive, but early references to this mode of travel date back to the 1930s in Jack Williamson’s science …

  7. The Alcubierre Warp Drive: Could Faster-Than-Light Travel Be ...

    Feb 8, 2025 · Mexican physicist Miguel Alcubierre proposed the concept of a warp drive in 1994 as a theoretical model for faster-than-light travel within the framework of general relativity.