The concept of a time machine typically conjures up images of an implausible plot device used in a few too many science-fiction storylines. But according to Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, which explains how gravity operates in the universe, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Harold G. White, a NASA physicist, is working on the concept of warp drive, like on “Star Trek.” Some of the original series’ ideas fit into the new warp field theories, like the round shape of the engines in the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Technical barriers to grafting one person’s head onto another person’s body can now be overcome, says Dr. Sergio Canavero, a member of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group. In a recent paper, Canavero outlines a procedure modeled on successful head transplants […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Astrophysicist Eric Davis is one of the leaders in the field of faster-than-light (FTL) space travel. But for Davis, humanity’s potential to explore the vastness of space at warp speed is not science fiction.
An Iranian businessman claims to have mastered time with a machine that allows users to fast forward up to eight years into the future.
NASA will get $100 million in the White House budget to start looking into a mission to tow a small asteroid near the Earth, with the eventual plan to send people up to study it.