Zone Warp
Worms, or theoretical bridges that connect distant points in space, are rapidly being built from science fiction and taken into scientific reality.
In the last few years, scientists have made great strides in making sense of these dense tunnels. Drawing on that research, Liverpool University astronaut John Moores Andreea Font argues in a new article in The Conversation that it is becoming increasingly likely that real people could one day travel through it. If she ‘s right, that could mean being able to travel faster than light – or even through time.
Coming through!
Of course, there are a lot of records here – especially since existing research on worms is far more theoretical than practical.
For example, Font says that it would take something called a negative energy to stretch a wormhole open enough for a spacecraft to travel through – but that very little negative energy was generated in a laboratory.
So is it theoretically possible? Yes! But is it possible with today’s technology? Of course not. And with tech tomorrow? Well, that remains to be seen.
looking forward
But the recent study of worms shows that things that look impossible may not always stay that way, Font argues, because more people science publishes work on the exotic cosmic structures and their ability to travel through.
“Wormholes are still in the imagination,” Font wrote The Conversation. “But some scientists think we can find it soon too.”
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