NASA has trialled an engine that can get to Mars in 10 weeks.

Which are one of the cheatsy-doodle methods I was talking about XD. If they're even possible. To create a wormhole you need something called negative mass - essentially something that weighs -10kg which we have no idea how to fucking make or if it's even possible.

But this is a start to all that

So I did some research and this claim is kinda bullshit. This is called an EM drive and so far it is only working in non-peer reviewed areas. The thrust obtained by the current device is miniscule and could literally just be somebody blowing on it. It could also be that the engine is releasing its radiation asymmetrically causing the results to be read wrong. The thrust is very, very small and may not even actually exist. But let's assume it does. As I've said, it is very, very weak. The current thrust would be considered slow compared to a bicycle. Definitely not the 32,500 kilometers per hour it would need to get to mars in seventy days. If it works then it could be revolutionary. We could refine it to a point where it WAS capable of reaching such speeds. That would likely be quite a few years away and onlyif it actually works which it may not.

It's 2 orders of magnitude more than what a solar sail would produce 93 mil miles from the sun, and 1 order of magnitude below an ion drive. NASA has published a few papers on it, and they have pretty much no idea how it works, the best theory right now is quantum pilot waves. They are going to test it in space soon. Also, since it doesn't require any propellant, it can easily be scaled up for space operations. What is also nice is that it should be capable of slowing down, just flip how the microwaves oscillate through it. An ion engine needs 2 engines to be able to slow down.

Firstly we cannot claim FTL is impossible, only improbable beyond pursuit with our current understanding of physics. Secondly, this theory has only existed for a few years and is in early stages of research. Data shows it could be a fluke, external factors acting on the unit. However there is something observable happening and that is what science does. When something happens that defies expectation we observe it until it can be explained. New and exciting science doesn't come when we close the case by saying "It doesn't fit our model, and is probably bullshit." So it is worth review until we can definitively say one way or another. Even if it is total rubish The lessons learned could be used to remove variables in future experiments and prevent chasing false leads. Quantum science requires precise conditions and a large challenge in quantum science is eliminating very small variables which wouldn't effect more traditional experiments in meaningful ways, so I feel this is worth a look.

Under the known laws of physics, FTL travel is impossible. To claim otherwise means you MUST provide evidence that our current laws are wrong. You can go ahead and try - I encourage you to do so - but don't forget that you are trying to do the impossible.

I consider a warp bubble as being FTL, since even though it's manipulating space, it would still be... faster than light...

It is, but it isn't. It's confusing because nothing INSIDE of space can go faster than light, but the fabric of space itself can go faster. It's one of the areas of physics where our common sense just doesn't apply.

thanks you two!

EM drive and ion propulsion aren't the same thing. An EM drive just bounced microwaves back and forth, it doesn't push anything out the back, that's what makes it so freaking weird.. it uses no propellant.

Not only does it not use any propellant, but by further testing at higher power settings we may reach adequate thrust to travel to mars more often, all because we can put on more solar panels and increase the physical size of the engine in order to increase the thrust provided. However, the EmDrive used by Nasa is going to space and probably being upscaled to assist in testing the equipment without interference such as earth's electromagnetic field to confirm the thrust it produces and whether or not it's practical to use in space exploration (Which is probable if it works)

If it works... well... you know. If it works it's the last thing I need to build BATS (Big ass telescope system).