In Star Trek and other science fiction, a spatial anomaly (or, very often, a sub-space anomaly) is a very broad term for any sort of extraordinary disruption in the space-time continuum. It may take the form of irregularities in gravity, ripples in space that can damage equipment and personnel, alterations in the laws of physics, and areas of disruption inimical to the human brain.
The Delphic Expanse is rife with such distortions, generated by spheres which reconfigure space to resemble the Sphere Builders' transdimensional realm.
Other episodes featuring spatial anomalies were the series finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation, in which the USS Enterprise-D encountered a "multiphasic temporal convergence in the spacetime continuum", caused by "an eruption of anti-time"; and a rare "graviton ellipse" discovered by USS Voyager in "One Small Step".
- External links
- Spatial anomaly at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
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