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Some extremely old wormholes in an advanced state of decay collapse in on themselves, leaving only a tiny corridor between different parts of the galaxy. | Some extremely old wormholes in an advanced state of decay collapse in on themselves, leaving only a tiny corridor between different parts of the galaxy. | ||
Most wormholes are unstable, and fluctuate wildly between many points in normal space; however, there are some rare examples of stable wormholes. | Most wormholes are unstable, and fluctuate wildly between many points in normal space; however, there are some rare examples of stable wormholes. | ||
In 2371, on stardate 48579.4, the crew of the USS Voyager NCC-74656 discovered a stable wormhole. Because Voyager was lost in the Delta Quadrant, the wormhole offered the possibility of a much faster way back to the Alpha Quadrant. But this spatial singularity exhibited some properties not commonly associated with wormholes. | In 2371, on stardate 48579.4, the crew of the USS Voyager NCC-74656 discovered a stable wormhole. Because Voyager was lost in the Delta Quadrant, the wormhole offered the possibility of a much faster way back to the Alpha Quadrant. But this spatial singularity exhibited some properties not commonly associated with wormholes. | ||
Although Voyager was unable to pass through the wormhole, Ensign Harry Kim managed to use the trapped microprobe as an amplifying relay station to send a signal. | Although Voyager was unable to pass through the wormhole, Ensign Harry Kim managed to use the trapped microprobe as an amplifying relay station to send a signal. | ||
Unfortunately for the crew of Voyager, it was discovered that the strange phase variance discovered earlier was a by-product of the fact that this micro-wormhole not only traversed space but time as well. The crew determined that the Alpha Quadrant terminus of the micro-wormhole was located 20 years in the past. | Unfortunately for the crew of Voyager, it was discovered that the strange phase variance discovered earlier was a by-product of the fact that this micro-wormhole not only traversed space but time as well. The crew determined that the Alpha Quadrant terminus of the micro-wormhole was located 20 years in the past. | ||
In 2376, Starfleet engineer Reginald Barclay, working on the Pathfinder project, managed to create a micro-wormhole by directing a 60-terawatt tachyon beam from the Mutara Inter-dimensional Deep Space Transponder Array (MIDAS) at a Class-B itinerant pulsar. The beam eventually produced a gravimetric surge that was powerful enough to generate a tiny wormhole. | In 2376, Starfleet engineer Reginald Barclay, working on the Pathfinder project, managed to create a micro-wormhole by directing a 60-terawatt tachyon beam from the Mutara Inter-dimensional Deep Space Transponder Array (MIDAS) at a Class-B itinerant pulsar. The beam eventually produced a gravimetric surge that was powerful enough to generate a tiny wormhole. | ||
Barclay was able to move the micro-wormholeâ??s exit point to the specific locations by altering the phase alignment of the tachyon beam. He succeeded in sending a message through the micro-wormhole and managed to briefly establish communication with Voyager, thousands of light years away from Earth. | |||
''This article comes from Star Trek Magazine, v. 1, i. 12.'' | |||