It appears the US Government is looking into the possibility of creating an engine for a spacecraft that ‘may’ propel it to beyond the speed of light, as we know it.

The Scotsman is reporting that:

The hypothetical device, which has been outlined in principle but is based on a controversial theory about the fabric of the universe, could potentially allow a spacecraft to travel to Mars in three hours and journey to a star 11 light years away in just 80 days, according to a report in today’s New Scientist magazine.

(Hypothetical?? Little do they know that back in ‘88, I modded out my old ‘78 Camaro and achieved similar results)

The US air force has expressed an interest in the idea and scientists working for the American Department of Energy - which has a device known as the Z Machine that could generate the kind of magnetic fields required to drive the engine - say they may carry out a test if the theory withstands further scrutiny.

Note: Z Machine ‘may’ refer to a device salvaged from a crashed UFO outside Roswell NM in the 1940’s, but you didn’t hear it here…

[Source: Scotsman Via: Slashdot]