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Star Trek News & Updates
Terry Matalas On How ‘Picard’ Season 3 Ends, Setting Up ‘Star Trek: Legacy’ Spin-Off
"In addition to talking about why he put James T. Kirk’s body in Daystrom Station, Star Trek: Picard showrunner Terry Matalas spent time during his Inglorious Treksperts GalaxyCon panel talking about how season 3 will end and how it sets up what he hopes will be a new spin-off series." [...]
Star Trek: What Does NCC Stand For?
"Since its creation in the late 1960s, Star Trek has been a staple of the science fiction genre. The shows have pioneered a specific formula of philosophical quandaries with some of the best, and most influential, technology seen on the small screen. Part of what makes the show’s and various movies feel so alive is their never-ending ability to flesh the world out. Every new movie and TV show adds more information about pre-existing races and cultures." [...]
Star Trek Reveals the Return of Another Major Next Generation Villain
"A major Star Trek: The Next Generation villain is returning to the Star Trek universe. Star Trek fans have seen quite a few returns lately, with villains like Lore and Moriarty showing up in Star Trek: Picard Season 3, not to mention the return of the Changelings from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The latest Star Trek: The Next Generation villains' return is happening in Star Trek: Defiant, the spinoff of IDW Publishing's ongoing Star Trek series. Star Trek: Defiant sees Worf leading a motley rogue crew made up of Star Trek legends, traitors, and enemies. At least one more may be joining their number." [...]
Star Trek Fun Fact
The Vulcan salute, a hand gesture made by spreading the fingers into a V shape, was created by Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock. The gesture is based on a Jewish blessing he had seen as a child.
From Star Trek:
First Contact Day "A holiday celebrated in the Federation on April 5, marking the anniversaries of the flight of the Phoenix and of first contact between Humans and Vulcans in 2063."
The Phoenix was a Human spaceship launched in 2063. Constructed from an old Titan V nuclear ICBM, the Phoenix was designed by Zefram Cochrane, and was the first vessel in Earth history to travel at warp speed (having reached a speed of warp 1.1).
The Vulcans are a humanoid species native to the planet Vulcan. They are one of the founding species of the United Federation of Planets and made First Contact with humans upon learning of their achievement of warp speed.
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Alien Fossils Could Be Hidden Across Earth And We Must Find Them, Scientist Says
"Whether or not we’re alone in the universe is one of humanity and science’s most enduring questions. But now a new paper is asking whether or not we’re even alone on Earth.
The theory was published this month in the International Journal of Astrobiology and proposes the possibility that sub-micron sized alien fossils or minerals may be floating through space or even buried deep under our planet's oceans or ice sheets as the result of asteroid impacts on other planets." [...]
Tech Giants Call For a Pause in AI Experiments, Fearing "Profound Risks to Society"
"Billionaire mogul Elon Musk and a range of experts called on Wednesday for a pause in the development of powerful artificial intelligence (AI) systems to allow time to make sure they are safe. An open letter, signed by more than 1,000 people so far including Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, was prompted by the release of GPT-4 from Microsoft-backed firm OpenAI." [...]
"Could an alien mothership be hovering around the solar system, sending out tiny probes to explore planets? According to a Harvard scientist and a Pentagon official, it’s possible. In a draft paper, the pair said it is feasible an extraterrestrial spaceship could be in our galactic neighborhood, exploring the region by the means of “dandelion seeds” — small spacecraft that can gather and send back information, similar to the way humans send out spacecraft to explore planets." [...]