"Enterprising viewers will make the discovery that these features look conspicuously like a famous logo."

NASA orbiter spots "Star Trek" Starfleet insignia on Mars

Make It So

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's on board HiRise high-resolution camera just spotted a dune in the shape of the "Star Trek" logo on Mars.

NASA Orbiter Spots “Star Trek” Starfleet Insignia on Mars

Live long and prosper!

The magical medical tricorder of the Star Trek universe is no longer science fiction. Meet DxtER, a portable device that can diagnose 13 medical conditions while continuously monitoring 5 vital signs.

Health & Medicine

A Noninvasive Device That Can Diagnose 13 Medical Conditions

The Star Trek tech comes with some serious consequences.

You could describe transporters as "suicide boxes."

Watch: The trouble with transporters

Sci-Fi Visions

The fictional technology of transporters in the Star Trek universe bring about some philosophical and scientific questions regarding their use.

The Trouble With Transporters

The game was recreated using Microsoft's HoloLens and the Pip biosensor from Galvanic.

HoloLens just brought a Star Trek: TNG game that nearly killed the crew to life

Virtuality

Star Trek predicted several futuristic technologies, and now an MIT grad has brought a notorious game from the show to life using AR and biosensors.

HoloLens Just Brought a Star Trek: TNG Game That Nearly Killed the Crew to Life

The real world version comes with significantly less risk.

Some of Star Trek’s most “far out” technologies could one day be a reality.

General Relativity says spacetime can warp.

Is Warp Drive Physically Possible?

Artificial Intelligence

Put yourself in the Captain's chair and summon your technology with one simple word: "computer"
While this technology isn't scientifically groundbreaking, it is bringing us one step closer to dissolving the line between science and science fiction


Amazon is Ushering us into a Star Trek Inspired Future

Our Star Trek fantasies are slowly coming to life.

Star Trek's return to television has been delayed indefinitely – the company believes "it's more important to do this right than to do it fast" according to a source at CBS.
Star Trek has done more than inspire sci-fi visions, it has impacted real scientific innovations including the stem cell spraying gun, tricorders, and warp drive. 

It Looks Like Our Sci-Fi Future Won’t Be Including Star Trek

It may have stalled, but the tech it inspired lives on.

Robots & Machines

Two teams have advanced to the final round of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE competition to create a medical tricorder inspired by the one in the "Star Trek" television series.
A handheld diagnostic device could improve healthcare tremendously, giving people instant access to information about their vital signs, illnesses, and more.

Star Trek’s Medical Tricorders Have Made It to the Final Round of XPrize

Futuristic tech can help us live long and prosper.

Off World

NASA and SETI experts discussed the question of life outside our own planet during an event celebrating Star Trek. Is extraterrestrial life possible? If so, what form will it take and how close are we to finding it?

Will We Ever Find Alien Life? NASA and SETI Just Weighed in

Will we ever phone E.T.?

We see the marvels of science and technology every day. But where do we stand? From tricorders to holograms to warp drive, here's a look the gadgets and gizmos in Star Trek and how close they are to reality. 

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