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Aug 23, 2020

NASA boffin invents ‘engine concept’ that travels at 99% the speed of light – and it could ‘break the laws of physics’

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O,.o earth to Mars 12.5 minutes.


A NASA scientist has cooked up plans for a bonkers new rocket engine that can reach close to the speed of light – without using any fuel.

Travelling at such speeds, the theoretical machine could carry astronauts to Mars in less than 13 minutes, or to the Moon in just over a second.

However, the real purpose of the so-called “helical engine” would be to travel to distant stars far quicker than any existing tech, according to NASA engineer Dr David Burns.

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