If there’s one idea that has captivated scientists and storytellers, including myself, it’s the wormhole concept. A tunnel through space-time, essentially a cosmic shortcut. In theory, it is a way to slip from one part of the universe to another without spending millennia crossing the void. This week, two fascinating pieces of research remind us… Continue reading Wormholes: From Sci-Fi Tunnels to Scientific Shadows
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The Cosmic Tunnel Near Our Solar System
(And Why It’s Not the Wormhole You’re Thinking Of) Every so often, a headline makes the rounds that sounds like it belongs in a science fiction novel. Recently, astronomers announced the discovery of what they called a cosmic tunnel, a plasma structure stretching across interstellar space that actually connects our solar system to neighboring regions.… Continue reading The Cosmic Tunnel Near Our Solar System
David P. Lloyd 