It's also possible to peer inside the human body (or other objects) using magnetic fields and radioactive detectors. Tricorders could be seen as a more advanced version of today's MRI machines, but the "Star Trek" sensors are likely not possible since they use (imaginary) subspace fields.

How far can Star Trek sensors see?

Well according to the "TNG Technical Manual" (written by Senior Trek Technical Advisors Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda and foreworded by Gene Roddenberry), the max range for the subspace Long Range Sensors at low resolution and maximum normal power is 17 light years, some 160,836,661,043,596 kilometres.

How do sensors in Star Trek work?

Sensor Systems[edit]

There are three primary sensor systems aboard Federation starships/starbases. The first is the long-range sensor array. This package of high-power devices is designed to sweep far ahead of the ship's flight path, or the starbase's orbit, to gather navigational and scientific information.

Is Star Trek scientifically correct?

Not all of Star Trek is one hundred percent scientifically accurate, but a startling amount of its science is tied to the real world. Rather than make things up out of whole cloth, the series creators work closely with scientific experts for realistic, in-depth worldbuilding.

What is the range of the sensors in Star Trek?

In 2368, the long range sensors aboard the Enterprise-D were able to detect a cubical Borg scout ship with a mass of 2.5 million metric tons, at a range that would take thirty-one hours and seven minutes to traverse at warp factor seven-point-six.

Sensor Range in TNG vs Star Trek Picard

What is the speed of data in Star Trek?

Possessing the most impressive computational abilities of anyone aboard the Enterprise-D, Data was capable of 60 trillion operations per second. He was 60,000 times faster than the fastest computers in the '87, the year Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered.

Why do they say sensors in Star Trek?

Fun Star Trek fact: The reason Spock (and by extension a lot of other characters) pronounce sensors as sens-oars is because Leonard Nimoy was worried his Boston accent would come through if he pronounced it the normal way.

Is it possible to have a future like Star Trek?

Building a Star Trek-like society may seem like a daunting task, but it is not impossible. Achieving the UNSDGs and implementing systems like the Doughnut Economics model is critical to ensuring a Star Trek-like society by the next century.

Does Earth exist in Star Trek?

Earth was the homeworld of the Humans and the Voth, among others, and was the capital planet of the United Federation of Planets and the home of Starfleet Headquarters from 2161 to 3089.

What is the most controversial Star Trek episode?

How do Star Trek warp engines work?

These generators are basically coils in warp nacelles protruding from the spaceship. These generate a subspace field, the so-called warp field or a warp bubble, which distort space-time and propels the bubble and spaceship in the bubble forward.

Why is it called a tricorder?

The tricorder is a multifunctional hand-held device that can perform environmental scans, data recording, and data analysis; hence the word "tricorder" to refer to the three functions of sensing, recording, and computing. In Star Trek stories the devices are issued by the fictional Starfleet organization.

How does Star Trek artificial gravity work?

In the Star Trek universe, artificial gravity is achieved by the use of "gravity plating" embedded in a starship's deck. In the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "In a Mirror, Darkly", the gravity plating of the USS Defiant is used to fend off a Gorn attack by greatly increasing the ship's gravity in one section.

How big is Star Trek map?

Picard tells Lily in "Star Trek: First Contact" that it is 8,000ly across. According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia and other officially approved sources, the diameter of Federation space is about 10,000 light years.

How far can a PIR motion sensor detect?

Common PIR sensors have an 180-degree range that goes out about 30 feet. More advanced models, with 360-degree views, can be mounted on the ceiling, and those are more effective at monitoring all motion. Larger sensors are also available, with a range of up to 100 feet.

How far can motion sensors reach?

Typical motion sensors have a range of up to 80 feet, meaning a single motion sensor probably won't cover a long hallway or an open workspace. You can hire a security company like Bay Alarm to install your security system.

Does the USA still exist in Star Trek?

As a subdivision of United Earth, and later of the United Federation of Planets, the United States remained a distinct political entity into the 24th century.

Does NASA exist in Star Trek?

NASA is featured heavily in the opening credits for Star Trek: Enterprise, including a diagram of the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle, the space shuttle orbiter Enterprise, the Apollo program, a Saturn V rocket, and the Mars Pathfinder rover Sojourner.

Does God exist in Star Trek?

Star Trek stretched the definition of the word "god" to include omnipotent alien life forms like Q, though some encounters involved deities from Earth's many established religions as well.

Did Star Trek predict automatic doors?

Sound effects were added later in post production. Commercial automatic sliding doors activated by stepping on a mat were already in operation in 1960. Star Trek premiered in 1966 so they did not invent thr concept of the automatic sliding door either.

How far into the future does Star Trek go?

The franchise is primarily set in the future, ranging from the mid-22nd century (Star Trek: Enterprise) to the late 24th century (Star Trek: Picard), with the third season of Star Trek: Discovery jumping forward to the 32nd century.

How far in the future is Star Trek: The Next Generation?

Star Trek: The Next Generation (2364-2370)

What was the banned Star Trek episode?

TOS episodes "The Empath," "Whom Gods Destroy," "Plato's Stepchildren," and "Miri" were all banned. Although TNG's "Conspiracy" may be the most well-known episode to have been banned, this kind of censoring wasn't new to Star Trek.

What is the scariest Star Trek episode?

Why are there no robots in Star Trek?

This is mostly because of laws put in place after an anti-robot war called the Butlerian Jihad, which forbade humans from making "a machine in the likeness of a human mind." Prior to Picard, within human and Federation cultures, A.I. was similarly scarce.