Delphic Expanse List of Star Trek regions of space

the delphic expanse, commonly abbreviated expanse , setting entire third season of star trek: enterprise, first screened in 2003 , 2004.

the expanse 2000 light years across, surrounded thick thermobaric clouds. edge located 50 light-years earth. home of unknown hostile races collectively known xindi, crew of enterprise (nx-01) discovers xindi being manipulated enmity other forces vested interests in region.

intense gravitational distortions, similar quantum singularities, make travel through expanse extremely difficult, seems space not obey known laws of physics in region. travelers risk injury, disfigurement, , death if vessels not lined protective metal trellium-d.

species native expanse include loque eque, skagarans, triannon, , xindi.

featured locations of expanse include azati prime, calindra system, oran taku, triannon, , xindus.

history of expanse

thousands of years ago, number of cloaked spheres size of small moons constructed throughout expanse trans-dimensional beings prelude invasion; purpose alter fabric of space in region, make habitable sphere builders. 1 area of space, 700 million kilometers wide , centrally located within group of spheres, distorted bubbling particle soup organic appearance. spheres use artificial intelligence , operate network, several providing command functions.

because spheres cloaked, exact number unknown. triannons believe there thousands of spheres. xindi scientists, including degra, determined there @ least 78 spheres.

the triannons call expanse chosen realm , , formed religion around spheres , mythology of creation.

in 2037, temporally divergent starship enterprise 2154 becomes stranded in expanse; becomes generational ship, dedicated countering xindi threat destined arise in 2150s.

in 2133, group of klingons enter expanse, return anatomically inverted (and still alive). unsuccessful attempts explore region made vulcan ships seleya , vaankara. seleya later discovered crew driven mad due exposure trellium-d, , subsequently destroyed.

in june 2153, earth starfleet ship enterprise (nx-01) enters expanse locate xindi. followed later in year andorian ship kumari.

on february 13, 2154, enterprise destroys network of spheres, reverting distorted space natural form, , gradually dissipating thermobaric cloud barrier. expanse ceases exist, becoming normal, unthreatening region of space.

although enterprise s captain jonathan archer shown possible timeline in expanse becomes major threat future united federation of planets, eventuality appears eliminated successful destruction of spheres.