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 ...

Warp drives are staples of science fiction. And in 1994, they became a part of science fact. That's when Mexican physicist Miguel Alcubierre, who was inspired by Star Trek, decided to see if it was ...

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, ...