This discussion centers on the impossibility of creating nano-sized wormholes for faster-than-light communication, as established by current astrophysical understanding. Participants assert that wormholes require exotic matter, which has not been observed, and emphasize that information cannot propagate faster than light. The conversation also references the Voyager program, which has successfully sent machines into interstellar space, and the Drake equation, which estimates the number of communicative extraterrestrial civilizations. Ultimately, the consensus is that wormholes cannot facilitate communication with alien civilizations.
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I've came across some articles stating scientists have created wormholes in the lab.Ibix said:We can't create wormholes full stop.
As far as we're aware wormholes require exotic matter which has never been observed and doesn't exist as far as we know. For wormholes, in short, I'm afraid relativity takes "you can't do that" and turns it into "you could do that if you could do something impossible first".
Where? They're either rubbish or you are misunderstanding something.GatherEvidence said:I've came across some articles stating scientists have created wormholes in the lab.
How so? Your question as far as I can see started with "if we can create nano sized wormholes". We can't. So we can't reach alien civilizations that way. Did I miss something in your OP?GatherEvidence said:Nevertheless my question was different.
Welcome to PF.GatherEvidence said:Hello I'm new to this forum and interested in astrophysics and metaphysics. My first question here is if we can create nano sized wormholes to send information faster than light to other stars for example. We don't need to travel if we could send small satellites or even just radiowaves to the stars out there. Wouldnt we be able to eventually reach alien civilizations out there?
As of 2022, the Voyagers are still in operation past the outer boundary of the heliosphere in interstellar space.
The Drake equation is a probabilistic argument used to estimate the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy.[1][2]
No you didn't. If you give us a reference, we might be able to tell you what you did read.GatherEvidence said:I've came across some articles stating scientists have created wormholes in the lab.
I suspect that the reference is this one or another source for the same story. https://weirdnews.info/2021/05/01/w...es-of-faster-than-light-space-travel-a-boost/Vanadium 50 said:No you didn't. If you give us a reference, we might be able to tell you what you did read.
In any event, a wormhole will collapse on itself before light can traverse it.