

This would be strongly attracted to antimatter, which it would neutralize upon contact. It has been speculated that a tertiary product of stellar consolidation could be a comet-like assemblage of dark matter. ĭark matter is also found outside nebulas. Within he found an entire class M world which was undetectable from outside the nebula. In 2374 Captain Sisko piloted his damaged Jem'Hadar vessel into a dark matter nebula in order to hide it from detection. ĭark matter can also act to degrade the performance of sensors against normal matter, making dark matter nebulas a good choice for hiding oneself. Normal matter passing through these areas can become momentarily phased in unpredictable ways, creating transient electrical currents similar to those created by a subspace distortion but without any trace of a subspace field. High concentrations of dark matter can create small gaps in the fabric of normal space. Dark matter tends to be concentrated in nebulas, although by some cosmological models the amount of dark matter in the universe as a whole is greater than the amount of normal matter. Ī type of matter which is difficult to detect with normal sensor or scanner systems.

Nevertheless the Enterprise was able to use its Bussard collectors to scoop up some of the Metreon gas and detonate it in proximity to the Son'a ships, destroying one and damaging the other. The Enterprise experienced significant difficulties, damaging its impulse manifolds. Whilst there the ship engaged in battle with two Son'a battleships.
#Anomolies near the badlands guardian Patch#
In 2375 the Enterprise-E was forced to enter the patch without modification. Warp travel is impossible within the Briar patch, and Starships in the area need special modification in order to operate effectively. Īn area which surrounds the Ba'ku planet, the Briar patch is characterized by anomalies and pockets of metreon gas. It later transpired that Voyager had been deliberately abducted from the Badlands by an advanced alien being, rather than having been lost to the storms. The Intrepid class was considered to be capable of safely navigating the plasma fields, although the Intrepid class USS Voyager was thought to have been lost when it attempted to pursue a Maquis Raider into the area in 2371. Īfter the end of the occupation the Maquis also took to hiding in the Badlands in order to hide from both the Cardassians and Starfleet. During the Cardassian occupation the Bajoran resistance took to hiding in the Badlands, since the large Cardassian warships were unable to follow the much smaller Bajoran craft into the region. The storms are extremely difficult to navigate, most especially for large ships. Notes ImagesĪ region located near to Cardassian and Bajoran space, the Badlands is a dangerous place with a very heavy concentration of plasma storms. The following is a very small selection of the anomalies which Federation Starships have encountered during their travels through our galaxy.
