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A '''subspace shock wave''' is a violent release of [[energy]] which travels at [[faster-than-light]] velocities, and which can be created by the destruction of large stellar bodies, such as a [[planet]] or a [[star]].
 
A '''subspace shock wave''' is a violent release of [[energy]] which travels at [[faster-than-light]] velocities, and which can be created by the destruction of large stellar bodies, such as a [[planet]] or a [[star]].
   
In [[2293]], the destruction of the [[Klingon]] moon [[Praxis]] produced a subspace shock wave which caused severe damage to the [[Klingon homeworld]]'s atmosphere, as well as the nearby {{USS|Excelsior}}. ({{film|6}}; {{VOY|Flashback}})
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In [[2293]], the destruction of the [[Klingon]] moon [[Praxis]] produced a subspace shock wave which caused severe damage to the [[Qo'noS|Klingon homeworld]]'s atmosphere, as well as the nearby {{USS|Excelsior}}. ({{film|6}}; {{VOY|Flashback}})
   
 
In [[2372]], [[Kira Nerys]] and [[Miles O'Brien]] detected elevated [[tachyon]] readings and subspace shock waves, created as byproducts of a [[cloak]]ed Klingon ship exploding, after having collided with a cloaked mine, just outside of [[Bajoran]] space. ({{DS9|Sons of Mogh}})
 
In [[2372]], [[Kira Nerys]] and [[Miles O'Brien]] detected elevated [[tachyon]] readings and subspace shock waves, created as byproducts of a [[cloak]]ed Klingon ship exploding, after having collided with a cloaked mine, just outside of [[Bajoran]] space. ({{DS9|Sons of Mogh}})

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Praxis exploding

The subspace shockwave produced by the destruction of Praxis.

File:Voyager subspace shockwave.jpg

Voyager caught in a subspace shockwave.

A subspace shock wave is a violent release of energy which travels at faster-than-light velocities, and which can be created by the destruction of large stellar bodies, such as a planet or a star.

In 2293, the destruction of the Klingon moon Praxis produced a subspace shock wave which caused severe damage to the Klingon homeworld's atmosphere, as well as the nearby USS Excelsior. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; VOY: "Flashback")

In 2372, Kira Nerys and Miles O'Brien detected elevated tachyon readings and subspace shock waves, created as byproducts of a cloaked Klingon ship exploding, after having collided with a cloaked mine, just outside of Bajoran space. (DS9: "Sons of Mogh")

In 2373, several subspace shock waves were generated as byproducts of the supernovae created by the civil war in the Q Continuum. These shock waves collapsed the USS Voyager's warp field, making it impossible for them to escape. (VOY: "The Q and the Grey")

The subspace shock wave was invented because a conventional shock wave traveling at sublight speeds would have taken years to reach the Excelsior.