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 more realistic Star Wars or Star Trek?

While both Star Trek and Star Wars are works of fantasy, Star Trek is a (little) bit more realistic.

Is Star Trek possible?

A provisional answer is “no.” According to the accepted laws of science, nothing can travel faster than light. Even though light is fast enough to circle the Earth over seven times in a single second, space is very large.

How do Star Trek ships have gravity?

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.

Is Star Wars scientifically accurate?

While the Star Wars movie franchise has some plausible science elements, it's highly fictionalised. In fact, many aspects depicted in the films are either scientifically unlikely or questionable. For instance, the space 'dogfights' are depicted to be producing sounds from blasters and explosions.

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Could Earth exist in Star Wars?

Earth's connection to other Star Wars worlds, such as Kashyyyk and Coruscant, is established in the Star Tours attraction, suggesting that Earth exists within the larger Star Wars galaxy.

Is God mentioned in Star Wars?

God was a deity that was mentioned by several individuals in the galaxy.

Can Star Trek ships land on planets?

Illustrations in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual (pp. 183, 184) suggest the USS Defiant was equipped with landing gear and capable of planetary landing, though never referenced on screen.

Why are Star Trek ships saucer shaped?

Ships capable of saucer separation were designed for this purpose in order to have the primary hull serve as a lifeboat for the crew in the event of catastrophic damage to the warp core or a loss of antimatter containment. It was for this reason the majority of crew comforts were nestled into the primary hull.

Why are Star Trek ships designed the way they are?

In the earliest days of sci-fi on television and film, there was a lot of homogeneity to the design of rockets and flying saucers. Gene Roddenberry knew this when he set out to create Star Trek, and that's why he was determined to ensure his universe was visually distinct.

How close are we to warp speed?

Achieving Warp Speed

Outside of references to warp speed in Star Wars and warp drive in Star Trek and other intergalactic sci-fi, humans have never achieved travel at anything close to the speed of light.

Is warp engine possible?

Certainly not, unfortunately. While a warp drive may be theoretically just barely possible (see Alcubierre drive ) it still requires exotic (negative mass) matter, which we have never seen and have plenty of reasons to believe does not exist.

Will replicators ever exist?

A Star Trek replicator might be possible, but not nearly as soon, says Sarri — maybe 100 years down the line. Those replicators of the future could be useful in areas in beyond outer space. They could provide food in places where putting a chef might be dangerous, such as a war zone.

Could the Enterprise defeat a star destroyer?

Photon torpedoes likely have greater range than a Star Destroyer's turbolasers. That would give the Enterprise an ability to fire on the Devastator while staying out of weapons range, a decided tactical advantage. Another advantage is that a Federation starship can outrun an Imperial Star Destroyer.

Who has the strongest military in Star Trek?

1 The Krenim Imperium

At its height, the Krenim Imperium spans over five thousand parsecs and controls over two hundred star systems and nine hundred planets. The Krenim manage to subdue a large portion of the Delta Quadrant with their unique temporal weapons.

Are humans strong in Star Trek?

Humans may be a hardy lot in the Star Trek universe, but they're far from the strongest.

Why are there no bathrooms on Star Trek?

The poor anti-gravity equipment they had in the early days led to globules of urine going all over the place and even sometimes getting into the turbo lifts. After that fiasco the makers of Star Trek largely pretended that spacemen didn't need to go to the toilet as the practicalities seemed insurmountable.

What does USS stand for on Star Trek?

The Making of Star Trek explains that USS means "United Space Ship" and that "Enterprise is a member of the Starship Class". Licensed texts, on-screen graphics, and dialogue later describe the ship as a Constitution-class vessel.

What are Starfleet hulls made of?

The fictional metals duranium and tritanium were referred to in many episodes as extremely hard alloys used in starship hulls and hand-held tools. The planet-killer in "The Doomsday Machine" had a hull made of solid neutronium, which is capable of withstanding a starship's phasers.

Has Starfleet ever left the galaxy?

Starfleet has explored the outer reaches of the Milky Way, but it's a rare occasion that a starship travels past the galactic barrier. Take a look at a few times Star Trek's brave crews encountered this formidable unknown frontier.

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.

Is Starfleet only Earth?

In Star Trek: Enterprise, Starfleet is just an Earth organization. In every other Star Trek show, Starfleet is the exploratory and defense arm of the United Federation of Planets.

What religion is closest to Star Wars?

The Force and the Jedi religion, Lucas stated, were thus based on all religions in the real-world, as he constructed Star Wars mainly from Methodism—or Christianity, Islam, and Judaism—and Buddhism.

What religion is inspired by Star Wars?

Jediism (or Jedism) is a philosophy, and, in some cases, a tongue-in-cheek joke religion, mainly based on the depiction of the Jedi characters in Star Wars media. Jediism attracted public attention in 2001 when a number of people recorded their religion as "Jedi" on national censuses.

What religion is Star Wars?

George Lucas, creator of Star Wars, was inspired by the work of Joseph Campbell in comparative religion and mythology, and drew on a number of religions in the real world to inspire the Jedi religion, notably Taoism, Zen Buddhism, Christianity, and a touch of general new age 'spiritual but not religious'ness.