Would a warp drive really be possible and how?

Warp drives are theoretically possible if still far-fetched technology. Two recent papers made headlines in March when researchers claimed to have overcome one of the many challenges that stand between the theory of warp drives and reality.

Is warp drive even possible?

Outside of that, even greater speeds appear to be possible. “None of the physically conceivable warp drives can accelerate to speeds faster than light,” Bobrick says. That is because you would require matter capable of being ejected at speeds faster than light—but no known particles can travel that fast.

Is warp drive possible NASA?

DARPA and NASA Scientists Accidentally Create Warp Bubble for Interstellar Travel. The experiment resulted in enough theoretical energy to achieve “warp speed,” a concept theorized by Mexican mathematician and physicist Miguel Alcubierre.

Is warp drive faster than hyperdrive?

If this is a Star Trek vs. Star Wars question, then hyperdrive is faster than warp drive. It took a warp drive ship 7 years and a lot of cheating to cross a quarter of the galaxy. Hyperdrive ships routinely cross the entire galaxy in a matter of days.

Who invented warp drive?

physicist Zefram Cochrane
As any avid Star Trek fan can tell you, the eccentric physicist Zefram Cochrane invented the warp-drive engine in the year 2063. It wasn’t easy. As any avid Star Trek fan can tell you, the eccentric physicist Zefram Cochrane invented the warp-drive engine in the year 2063.

How many mph is Warp 1?

If you are referring to Warp Factor 1 from the Star Trek universe, this is equivalent to the speed of light. The speed of light, and hence Warp Factor 1, is roughly 670,616,629 mph.

How long would it take to get to Alpha Centauri at Warp 9?

Star Trek: The Original Series

Warp factor	Calculated speed (c)	Travel time from Earth to Alpha Centauri
8	512	3.09 days
9	729	52.07 hours
10	1000	37.96 hours
11	1331	28.52 hours