Space travel might win as the supreme human adventure however with a catch, as thrilling as it is it could also kill and destroy all that is within sight.
It could create the ultimate 'killer entrance', devastating your destination and anything around the landing craft, according to calculations by Geraint Lewis and two honours students from the University of Sydney.
It could create the ultimate 'killer entrance', devastating your destination and anything around the landing craft, according to calculations by Geraint Lewis and two honours students from the University of Sydney.
The Sydney team is the first to spell out on the effects of theoretical space travel using an Alcubierre warp drive, the journal Physical Review D reports.
"When the spacecraft decelerates to stop at its destination, the particles collected at the front of the spacecraft are released with such high-energy that they would destroy anything they came in contact with," said Lewis, professor from the Sydney School of Physics.
"During the journey the particles picked up and included inside the bubble could threaten the safety of people travelling in the spacecraft," added Lewis.
"What we've shown is that when this spacecraft decelerated to arrive at its destination, it would release high energy particles which would destroy anything near the spacecraft's landing spot," concluded Lewis.
Source: IANS
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