120 light years away. Time to get the ufo tech out already.
I have always read that its impossible, at least within our current knowledge.
the only semi-plausible theory I've ever heard is that Blackholes might one day yield some way of traveling quickly across the universe but nobody has shown anything substantiated around that or anything else.
I’m not sure this is the case. Basically every physicist I’ve met thinks we’re in for another general relativity and that a unified theory will be a lot different than the multitude of theories we have now
Huh? Where did you get this idea? Our physics is clearly nowhere near complete. Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity are at odds, which is why physicists have been looking for a unified theory for ages. Each one only works at certain scales, and not at the other end, so obviously something's wrong with them. The whole "dark matter" thing looks like BS too, and alternate theories like MOND don't require it. There's nothing complete at all about our understanding of physics.
Since 1984 is becoming a reality, Aasimov's works also have terrifying parallels with our current society... Just look at what happens with atom reactors in real life and the same is outlined in aasimov's works. Plus everything is sugar coated with religious bullshit, that only few can see through.
If you get in a ship and travel to Alpha Centauri at the speed of light, the travel seems instantaneous to you. But the people you leave behind think you've been gone 8 years when you return.
So instead, I propose that when the ship launches, we also propel the rest of the universe in the opposite direction also at the speed of light. Then, when the astronaut is scheduled to return, we propel the entire universe at the speed of light back to its original location.
All of reality undergoes time dilation. And the trip is basically instantaneous for all involved†.
† Note: This form of FTL is mildly costly in regards to energy expenditure.