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“Einstein proved that nothing could travel through the aether faster than light,” said the scientist. The text onscreen next to the CNN logo identified him as Dr. Henry Landsen, Physicist at UCLA. “However, the Athena Project will attempt to get around that limit by creating a tunnel in the aether. Without the drag of the aether on the ship, theoretically it could accelerate to speeds far beyond that of light, allowing travel to the stars.”
“Can you explain the process used to create the tunnel?” asked the interviewer.
“The aether can be stretched by strong magnetic fields. In order to create the tunnel, very powerful magnets will be accelerated to high speeds