Delphic Expanse Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The Delphic Expanse (commonly abbreviated as "The Expanse") was a region of space in the Star Trek universe, approximately 2000 light years across, surrounded by thick thermobaric clouds, with an edge located about 50 light years from Earth.Intense gravitational distortions made travel through the Expanse extremely difficult, as it appeared that space did not obey the known laws of physics. Travellers could be lethally harmed or severely disfigured if their vessels were not lined with Trellium-D.
Species native to the Expanse included the Loque'eque, the Skagarans, the Triannon, and the Xindi.
Locations in the Expanse included Azati Prime, the Calindra system, Oran'taku, Triannon, and Xindus.
Thousands of years ago, a number of spheres the size of small moons were constructed throughout the Expanse by trans-dimensional beings as a prelude to invasion. These were cloaked and their purpose was to alter the fabric of space in the region to make it habitable for the Sphere-Builders. One area of space, 700 million kilometers wide and centrally located within a group of spheres, was distorted into a bubbling particle soup with an organic appearance. The spheres used artificial intelligence and operated as a network, with several serving command functions.
Because the spheres were cloaked, their exact number was unknown. Triannons believe that there were thousands of spheres. Xindi scientists, including Degra, determined that there were at least 78 spheres.
The Triannons called the Expanse the "Chosen Realm," and formed a religion around the spheres and the mythology of their creation.
In 2037, a temporally-divergent starship Enterprise from 2154 became stranded in the Expanse. It would become a generational ship, dedicated to countering the Xindi threat destined to arise in the 2150s.
In about 2133, Klingons entered the Expanse, but returned anatomically inverted (and still alive). Unsuccessful attempts to explore the region were also made by the Vulcan ships Seleya and Vaankara.
In about June of 2153, the original Enterprise entered the Expanse to locate the Xindi. They were followed later in the year by the Andorian ship Kumari.
On February 13, 2154, Enterprise imploded the network of Spheres, reverting the distorted space to its natural form, and gradually dissipating the thermobaric cloud barrier.
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