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A '''wormhole''' is a theoretical phenomenon that exploits the "curvature of space" to create a shortcut between two distant locations. While wormholes are theoretically possible, no real wormhole has ever been detected. | [[File:Wormhole graphic.jpg|thumb|right|Wormhole]]A '''wormhole''' is a theoretical phenomenon that exploits the "curvature of space" to create a shortcut between two distant locations. While wormholes are theoretically possible, no real wormhole has ever been detected. | ||
==Wormholes in Science Fiction== | ==Wormholes in Science Fiction== | ||
Wormholes, whether natural or artificial, are common methods of interstellar or even intergalactic travel in science fiction stories. | Wormholes, whether natural or artificial, are common methods of interstellar or even intergalactic travel in science fiction stories, effectively [[teleportation|teleporting]] objects of arbitrary size across arbitrary distances. | ||
Examples include... | |||
*the wormhole in Farscape. | *the wormhole in Farscape. | ||
*the wormhole in [[TNG]] "The Price" | *the wormhole in [[TNG]] "The Price" | ||
*the [[Bajoran Wormhole]], from ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' | *the [[Bajoran Wormhole]], from ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' | ||
*the gate system from [[Stargate]] | *the gate system from [[Stargate]] | ||
*the wormholes created by the [[Tesseract]] in ''The Avengers'' | |||
[[Category: Science]] | [[Category: Science]] | ||
[[Category: Science Fiction]] | [[Category: Science Fiction]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:44, 16 March 2022
A wormhole is a theoretical phenomenon that exploits the "curvature of space" to create a shortcut between two distant locations. While wormholes are theoretically possible, no real wormhole has ever been detected.
Wormholes in Science Fiction
Wormholes, whether natural or artificial, are common methods of interstellar or even intergalactic travel in science fiction stories, effectively teleporting objects of arbitrary size across arbitrary distances.
Examples include...
- the wormhole in Farscape.
- the wormhole in TNG "The Price"
- the Bajoran Wormhole, from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- the gate system from Stargate
- the wormholes created by the Tesseract in The Avengers