Monster gravitational waves spotted for first time
EDIT as a commenter below has kindly pointed out, our current models indicate that the answer to this question is &quot;no&quot;, per <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=QMFLcmsjOBg">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=QMFLcmsjOBg</a><p>------<p>This is all firmly outside my technical discipline, but aren&#x27;t there some theories that faster-than-light travel might be achieved by bending spacetime around a spacecraft, as opposed to trying to propel the spacecraft through space?<p>I really want to emphasize that this is entirely speculation, but is it possible that these gravitational waves could be the &quot;ripples&quot; produced in the wake of such faster-than-light travel, the same way a boat travelling through a body of water leaves ripples in the water behind it?