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Scientists have long been looking for a loophole for getting past the speed of light, and they might be one step closer to achieving that.
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Sources:
sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210309132548.htm
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6382/abe692
physicsworld.com/a/spacecraft-in-a-warp-bubble-could-travel-faster-than-light-claims-physicist
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6382/abdf6e
universetoday.com/150510/alcubierre-gives-us-an-update-on-his-ideas-about-warp-drives
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0264-9381/16/12/314
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0264-9381/11/5/001
journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevD.46.603
phys.org/news/2017-01-alcubierre-warp.html
arxiv.org/abs/2102.04156
space.com/warp-drive-research-dashes-faster-than-light-travel-dreams
phys.org/news/2017-04-physicists-negative-mass.html
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storyblocks.com/video/stock/speed-warp-transition-he8c3uoedkkppde4w
storyblocks.com/video/stock/accelerating-to-the-speed-of-light--warp-drive-effect--full-hd-rvrztzzfeiz77zvee
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13831
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Miguel_Alcubierre_Moya.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alcubierre.png
storyblocks.com/video/stock/interstellar-travel-in-hyperspace-wormhole-portal-with-stars-seamless-loop-lightspeed-space-journey-through-time-continuum-warp-in-science-fiction-black-hole-vortex-futuristic-tunnel-3d-animation-sizbbbmmdejt3kc9mj
storyblocks.com/video/stock/abstract-kaleidoscope-background-reaf2_zfio4u70cc
storyblocks.com/video/stock/faster-than-light-speed-in-vacuum-of-space-time-vortex-traveling-through-a-portal-full-hd-1920x1080-seamless-loop-sllwtckoxiyycijnn
Go to curiositystream.com/SciShowSpace to start streaming Secrets of the Solar System. Use code ScishowSpace to sign up, just $14.99 for the whole YEAR.
Scientists have long been looking for a loophole for getting past the speed of light, and they might be one step closer to achieving that.
SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at scishowtangents.org
----------
Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
----------
Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: GrowingViolet & Jason A Saslow!
----------
Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: dftba.com/scishow
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Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
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Sources:
sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210309132548.htm
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6382/abe692
physicsworld.com/a/spacecraft-in-a-warp-bubble-could-travel-faster-than-light-claims-physicist
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6382/abdf6e
universetoday.com/150510/alcubierre-gives-us-an-update-on-his-ideas-about-warp-drives
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0264-9381/16/12/314
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0264-9381/11/5/001
journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevD.46.603
phys.org/news/2017-01-alcubierre-warp.html
arxiv.org/abs/2102.04156
space.com/warp-drive-research-dashes-faster-than-light-travel-dreams
phys.org/news/2017-04-physicists-negative-mass.html
Image Sources
storyblocks.com/video/stock/speed-warp-transition-he8c3uoedkkppde4w
storyblocks.com/video/stock/accelerating-to-the-speed-of-light--warp-drive-effect--full-hd-rvrztzzfeiz77zvee
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13831
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Miguel_Alcubierre_Moya.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alcubierre.png
storyblocks.com/video/stock/interstellar-travel-in-hyperspace-wormhole-portal-with-stars-seamless-loop-lightspeed-space-journey-through-time-continuum-warp-in-science-fiction-black-hole-vortex-futuristic-tunnel-3d-animation-sizbbbmmdejt3kc9mj
storyblocks.com/video/stock/abstract-kaleidoscope-background-reaf2_zfio4u70cc
storyblocks.com/video/stock/faster-than-light-speed-in-vacuum-of-space-time-vortex-traveling-through-a-portal-full-hd-1920x1080-seamless-loop-sllwtckoxiyycijnn
