RIDING THE WAVE

How the Enterprise could theoretically move through space-time

1 EXPANSION

The space-time behind the warp bubble expands.

2 CONTRACTION

The space-time in front of the warp bubble contracts.

3 WARP BUBBLE

The warp bubble, also referred to as a warp field, is an area of extreme spatial curvature that bends space-time.

4 SPACE-TIME

Space-time is the conceptual model that combines the three dimensions of space with the fourth dimension of time – the fabric of the universe as we know it.

5 MOVEMENT

The warp bubble and any spaceship within it moves along space-time due to the conveyor belt-like contraction and expansion of space-time.