Idea #3: The Alcubierre Warp
bubble and no way to know how you would
The theory of Alcubierre warp drives is based
leave one once in a bubble.
on the concept of stretching the fabric of
In conclusion, I believe that scientists could find
spacetime in a wave-like shape which would
a way to time travel at speeds that exceed the
cause the space ahead of the object to contract
speed of light as new discoveries are being
while the space behind it would expand. The
made every day, and with new technological
object inside the wave would be able to ride the
advancements, time travel could be possible -
area, known as the ‘warp bubble’ between the
How exciting!
two warped areas of space. This concept is
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known as ‘Alcubierre Metric’. Linking back to
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Einstein's Theory of Relativity, it allows the warp bubble to appear in a previously flat region of spacetime and move effectively at speeds that exceed the speed of light. But there are a few problems with this theory. Namely, that
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there are no known methods to create a warp
What lurks at the bottom of the ocean? By Isabella Pagadala Year 9 If you ventured to the bottom of the ocean, what
tectonic plates collide and rip apart. As magma
would you find? From lost relics to legendary
that wells up from these tears, it cools, and
creatures, the bottom of the ocean is a place of
becomes a new section of oceanic crust
spectacular biodiversity much of which is
meaning that the age and density of oceanic
undiscovered. Oceanographers believe at least
crust increases with distance from mid-ocean
75% is a region known as the “deep ocean”
ridges. The state of the crust and formations
which extends from 1,000m deep to the ocean
also reflect changes in water environments.
floor and receives no natural light.
The bottom of the ocean is also home to ruins
In the deepest parts of the ocean, the ocean floor
and artefacts from the past, which reflect the
is composed of oceanic crust, rocks and
lives of past humans, ancient climates, the
minerals, specifically basalt. Basalt is the most
evolution of our coastline and what life was like
common volcanic rock type made of magma
in the past. In the deepest sections, ocean
and is created through the process of upwelling
archaeologists can, with the help of new
on divergent boundaries. Oceanic crust is
technology, excavate the remains of ships sunk
constantly forming at mid-ocean ridges, where
from collisions, war and storms. The deeper the
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