Discussion: Space Travel In Interstellar

Discussion: Space Travel in Interstellar

The film Interstellar, directed by Nolan (2014), explores the possibility of interstellar travel as humanity searches for a new home beyond Earth. In the film, the astronauts passed a wormhole situated at Saturn and arrived in the planets that were distant from Earth and located in a black hole named Gargantua, which is huge.

This space-travelling scenario is based on the General Theory of Relativity described by Albert Einstein and describes how space time is distorted by massive bodies such as black holes. Wormholes are posed as shortcuts over long distances (Mündlein, 2024). General Relativity predicts that wormholes are a possibility, but at the same time, they are purely speculative, as there is still no trace which would demonstrate they are stable and traversable.

The issue of time dilation around the strong gravitational fields is also well depicted in Interstellar. On the planet to which Miller belongs, near Gargantua, time goes much more slowly than on Earth gravity-time dilation clock effect.

Space travel in Interstellar is not achievable, despite its scientific basis. Assuming that wormholes actually exist, they would need exotic matter to be open, a material that has not been found or yet been exploited by scientists (Genta, 2024). In addition to this, flying close to a black hole would subject space ships to intense tidal forces and intense radiation, which is a big danger. As Fraknoi et al. (2022) explain, even the nearest stars are light-years away, making Interstellar travel impossible with current science.

In conclusion, whereas the movie Interstellar has portrayed a realistic situation of space travel based on accurate scientific theories, the voyages are not yet within the limits of humanity. The documentary is mostly science fiction, which allows the audience to dream of something that may be possible in the future, even though it is not possible to travel at present.

References

Fraknoi, A., Morrison, D., & Wolff, S. (2022). Astronomy 2e. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/astronomy-2e/pages/24-5-black-holes

Genta, G. (2024). Interstellar exploration: From science fiction to actual technology. Acta Astronautica, 222, 655–660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.06.049

Mündlein, J. (2024). Bodies in space and time: Time travel in Interstellar (Christopher Nolan, US/UK 2014). Journal for Religion, Film and Media (JRFM), 10(2). 27–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/23507

Nolan, C. (Director). (2014). Interstellar. Paramount Pictures. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816692/

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