Exploring the universe in Star Trek is as easy as firing up the warp drive and zipping off to the next adventure, but real life is much more tedious without faster-than-light (FTL) travel. Physicists ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This warp drive is a theoretical concept where a spacecraft travels faster than light by ...

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 ...

Star Trek resident science advisor and astrophysicist Dr. Erin Macdonald in 2019, speaking about the importance of STEM education. Joe Scarnici/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images “What's great ...

Here's what "Star Trek" viewers need to know about the pathway drive, a major leap in Federation technology that propels Starfleet into new adventures.

There have been some awesome inventions in the world of science fiction over the years. Whether it's the Tardis from "Dr Who" and its miraculous traveling abilities or the teleporting talents of the ...

In 1994, Mexican theoretical physicist Miguel Alcubierre decided to figure out if the "warp drive" from his favorite science fiction shows was possible. Amazingly, he found a way to make it feasible, ...

It’s the next generation — of science. A new study appears to have legitimized the popular science fiction belief that “warp drives” — known by nerds as super-powered space engines from “Star Trek” — ...

Speculative new research outlines a method for detecting extraterrestrial civilizations: by catching the gravitational waves produced by the collapse, or failure, of their warp drives. Sounds wild, ...