The First Possible Warp Drive Model
Is the warp drive just science fiction? No, at least in theory!
Two astrophysicists - the Swedish Aleksey Bobrik and the Italian Gianni Martyre - described the first possible model of a warp drive for a spacecraft. To understand the scale of this "discovery", it is necessary to take a step into the world of science fiction. Warp Drive is a type of drive invented by the authors of Star Trek.
It allows spaceships to travel at super speeds faster than the speed of light, thanks to a mechanism unique of its kind. In practice, this is a system that does not actually push the plane forward, but deforms space-time, creating a distortion that shortens the distance to travel.
Essentially, warp drives compress the space in front of the spacecraft and expand it behind it. To understand the implications of this theory, let's imagine a rubber band fastened between two nails and an ant walking on it.
