How Time Travel Could Be Possible With Wormholes | Through The Wormhole

If you're a fan of science fiction, you may already know about wormholes: a hypothetical connection between widely separated regions of space-time. This passageway could create shortcuts for long journeys across the universe... but how is one made?

On this episode of Through The Wormhole physicists explain the science behind black holes and wormholes to decide whether or not it would be possible to time travel.

[spencermorgan]

negative energy does indeed exist. i experience it whenever i have to work with co-workers

[AnthonyHaux]

I'm not a physicist, astronomer, or cosmologist but here's what I believe:


Worm holes and faster than light travel can lead, at least in principle, to time travel. However, there are serious limitations:

1. It is unlikely that wormholes can be drawn out of the vacuum, configured, and readily manipulated given current technology. Even if they could, you would have no control over where that wormhole takes you to. What's the point of time travel if you get dumped out in the middle of nowhere? And worse, you can't get back.

2. Faster than light is not possible given our current understanding of the laws of physics. Thus, light speed, and certainly faster than light speed, is for the time being, completely out of the question.

3. New physics? If time travel is ever going to be a reality, the concept will be centered around some form of new and exotic physics. Past, present, and future ae already out there. We just have to figure out what kind of physics and technology will allow us to make contract with them.

[georgeharleydavidsonrider]

I want to travel back to 1985 . High test gasoline was $1.80 a gallon. The economy was great and the stock market was booming. Yes times were so much simpler back in 1985.

[Vasukinazim]

I want to go past to I save my love baby....😭🖐...i will pray daily...🙏...time travel will possible....🙏...any buddy know about time travel plz tell me ....🖐🙏...

[kasilingamramachandran]

There is lack of information in the video and the title mentioned. The video didn't explain the time travel possibility at all.

[emilyhopemeechem]

I love it how time traveling to the past or future exists!
On earth, time only moves forward naturally each day
Wormholes are the only way to time travel, but so hard to reach because it’s up in deep outer space

[truthsfuls-]

What if u travel so fast into a worm whole it can’t crush u before u get to the other side

[mike_rodz]

Watch The Flash, and you'll see some wormholes there

[dcllaw]

If one could create a wormhole, how would you know where you would come out?

[MewPurPur]

Negative mass? I mean the video's title made me think it was gonna explain the issue with time traveling through wormholes and the tachyonic antitelephone, not just explain wormholes briefly and how to maintain them

[autumna]

Would you have to stretch out the other side of the wormhole as well, or just one side until they make it to the other side? How would you know that they reached the other side. Such a fascinating concept. Thank you!

[CooManTunes]

I don't want an actor telling me about this stuff.

[maoooshiii]

I have a lot of negative energy! I'll give it for free so take me to that wormhole please

[jessdouglas]

If you did time travel would you age?I really want to try this...As I would do anything to time travel.

[Unknown-sgtv]

Time Travel Rules I set for myself
1. Don't change history only observe
2. Wear chothes from that time period
3. Only spend 5 mins to prevent any mistakes that would change history
4. If history is changed by mistake travel back and change it back
5. Find a hide out so the time machine does not fall in to the wrong hands 😎😇👍🚀

[nathanplatero]

How does he know black holes are not time machines if he hasn't been in one?🧐

[kyledamnper]

I was dreaming about time travel i found this little toy and when I pressed it it said date so I put 2055 I saw my self I looked old. Then I saw my family they changed it was my favourite dream I hope I will get it again

[guidance_of_islam]

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was the only person in the entire universe and beyond who went through the wormhole 1400 years ago to meet Allah subhanawata'alah. Indeed the best of creation had that opportunity.

[himself]

what if the universe is in motion always moving i.e our solar system is never in the same position come to think about it

[joysuryadutta]

that means everything inside a black-hole is travelling through time, because black holes are theoretically densest of objects and anything inside a black-hole would be equally dense. SO suppose a bottle-cap inside a black-hole will be tiny enough as a wormhole and will be able to enter it. Or maybe just maybe we can use quantum tunneling to enter a wormhole and go to the other side?! I understand this, but how or why do scientists believe that wormholes can lead us through different time zones. I Mean going in past is paradoxical isn't it ?