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The New Warp Drive Possibilities

PBS Space Time explores the outer reaches of space, the craziness of astrophysics, the possibilities of sci-fi, and anything else you can think of beyond Planet Earth. Host Matt O'Dowd breaks down both the basic and incredibly complex sides of space and time.

The New Warp Drive Possibilities

Season 7 Episode 15 | 13m 11s | CC

Einstein's "nothing travels faster than light” rule seems to ensure that exploration of even the local part of our galaxy will be excruciatingly slow. But Einstein also gave us a glimmer of hope. He showed us that space and time can be warped - and so the warp drive was conceived.

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