Changes: Universe

Revision as of 17:01, 28 February 2015

USS Enterprise in distant galaxy, remastered — The *Enterprise*-D at the distant place

For the event, please see Collapse of the universe.

"...the end of the unverse? Or do you see this as the beginning of it?"

- Yvette Gessard-Picard, 2364

The end of the universe, where none have gone before, and the outer rim were informal euphemisms used by Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise-D to describe an unknown area over one billion light years away from the Milky Way Galaxy. As of the late 24th century, it stood as the furthest location in the universe reached by the Federation. (TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before") Lieutenant Commander Dexter Remmick called the location the edge of the universe. (TNG: "Coming of Age")

After leaving the Triangulum Galaxy, which was itself reached due to a mistake on the Traveler's part during a warp engine experiment, another mistake caused the vessel to not only leave Triangulum, but arrive one billion light years away from the Milky Way. In the unknown area, unidentified objects of huge size, resembling transparent cubes with bright glowing corners, sped past the ship in groups with seemingly random patterns, in a blue nebulous background.

The thoughts, imagination and memories of the crew began to manifest as subjective or shared reality. Jean-Luc Picard's mother, who came to Picard in a vision, suggested they might in fact be in the universe's beginning, rather than end. The Traveler however explained that "thought" was in fact the basis of all reality and the essence of the area where they were. Such a situation was quickly recognized to be dangerous for anyone lacking sufficient intellectual control. (TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before")

As of the 21st century, some quasars have been charted at being anywhere between 780 million and 13 billion light years from Earth.

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-[[File:USS Enterprise-D in distant galaxy.jpg|thumb|The ''Enterprise''-D at the distant place]]
+[[File:USS Enterprise in distant galaxy, remastered.jpg|thumb|The ''Enterprise''-D at the distant place]]
-:''You may be looking for the event [[Collapse of the universe]].''
+{{disambiguation|the event|Collapse of the universe}}
+''"...the end of the unverse? Or do you see this as the beginning of it?"''
-The '''end of the universe''', '''where none have gone before''', and the '''outer rim''' were informal euphemisms used by [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to describe an unknown area over one billion [[light year]]s from the [[Milky Way Galaxy]]. As of the late [[24th century]], it stood as the furthest location in the [[universe]] reached by the [[Federation]].
+:- '''Yvette Gessard-Picard''', [[Where No One Has Gone Before (episode)|2364]]
+The '''end of the universe''', '''where none have gone before''', and the '''outer rim''' were informal euphemisms used by [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to describe an unknown area over one billion [[light year]]s away from the [[Milky Way Galaxy]]. As of the late [[24th century]], it stood as the furthest location in the [[universe]] reached by the [[Federation]]. ({{TNG|Where No One Has Gone Before}}) [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Dexter Remmick]] called the location the '''edge of the universe'''. ({{TNG|Coming of Age}})
-After leaving the [[Triangulum Galaxy]], which was itself reached due to a mistake on [[the Traveler]]'s part during a [[warp engine]] experiment, another mistake caused the vessel to not only leave Triangulum, but arrive one billion light years away from the Milky Way.
+After leaving the [[Triangulum Galaxy]], which was itself reached due to a mistake on [[the Traveler]]'s part during a [[warp engine]] experiment, another mistake caused the vessel to not only leave Triangulum, but arrive one billion light years away from the Milky Way. In the unknown area, unidentified objects of huge size, resembling transparent cubes with bright glowing corners, sped past the ship in groups with seemingly random patterns, in a blue [[nebula|nebulous]] background.
-In the unknown area, unidentified objects of huge size, resembling transparent glowing cubes, sped past the ship in seemingly random patterns, in a blue [[nebula|nebulous]] background. The area would cause [[brain|thoughts]] to become reality, as experienced by the crew of the ''Enterprise''-D: whatever one thought actually became reality for them, a situation quickly recognized to be dangerous for anyone lacking sufficient intellectual control.
+The [[Brain|thoughts]], [[imagination]] and [[Engram|memories]] of the crew began to manifest as subjective or shared reality. [[Yvette Picard|Jean-Luc Picard's mother]], who came to Picard in a vision, suggested they might in fact be in the universe's [[Big Bang|beginning]], rather than end. The Traveler however explained that "thought" was in fact the basis of all reality and the essence of the area where they were. Such a situation was quickly recognized to be dangerous for anyone lacking sufficient intellectual control. ({{TNG|Where No One Has Gone Before}})
+{{bginfo|As of the 21st century, some [[quasar]]s have been charted at being anywhere between 780 million and 13 billion light years from [[Earth]].}}
-Jean-Luc Picard's mother, who came to Picard in a vision, suggested they might in fact be in the universe's [[Big Bang|beginning]], rather than end. ({{TNG|Where No One Has Gone Before}})
+[[Category:Regions]]
-{{bginfo|In the real world, some [[quasar]]s having been charted by the beginning of the 21st century at being anywhere between 780 million and 13 billion light years from [[Earth]].}}
-[[Category:Astronomical objects]]