Changes: Temporal rift

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Temporal rift scan — A sensor representation of a temporal rift

A temporal rift, or time rift, was a type of anomaly taking the form of a rift in the spacetime continuum. Time rifts were characterized by temporal distortions, which could allow for temporal displacement through space and time, or even traveling through past, present, and future all at once. They could be recognized by their tachyon emissions. (DIS: "Light and Shadows"; VOY: "Endgame")

Unstable time rifts might be created by high-energy interactions resulting in the formation of a Kerr loop from superstring material. (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise") Temporal rifts might be artificially created for time travel purposes, in which case they would have a graviton matrix. (VOY: "Endgame")

Encounters

In the 2250s, USS Discovery studied a time rift that appeared over Kaminar and seemed to be related to a red burst. This rift had currents, pulling things into its aperture like water swirling down a drain. Navigation in and around the rift was further complicated by Temporal shock wave, and high radiation levels within it. (DIS: "Light and Shadows")

In 2344, the USS Enterprise-C drifted through a symmetrical temporal rift, which itself was formed through the immersion of superstring material in the intense energy discharges of weapons fire as the ship defended the Klingon outpost at Narendra III from a Romulan attack. Emerging twenty-two years later, the Enterprise-C encountered the Enterprise-D, the vessel's immediate successor. It was theorized that weapons fire might have been the catalyst for the formation of this rift.

USS Enterprise-C approaches temporal rift — A temporal rift

The surviving crew of the Enterprise-C discovered that, in their absence, negotiations with the Klingon Empire had broken down, and the Federation was on the brink of losing a twenty-year-long war with the Empire. Based on the unique perception of Guinan, the Enterprise-D crew realized that, as a result of the Enterprise-C traveling through time, an alternate timeline had been created, and that the Enterprise-C had to be returned through the rift, where their heroic sacrifice in defense of the Klingons would avert the war. Although returning to the battle would mean their almost-certain deaths, the Enterprise-C crew elected to return, and arrived at almost the exact moment from which they had originally departed. The Enterprise-C's actions in the past had the effect of returning the timeline to normal, leaving the crew of the Enterprise-D with no memories of events that had never transpired, with the exception of Guinan. (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise")

According to Dan Curry, this temporal rift was created by using liquid nitrogen. ("Departmental Briefing Year Three - Art Design and Visual Effects", TNG Season 3 DVD special feature)

Aeon on event horizon — An artificial temporal rift generated by the *Aeon*

In the 29th century, Federation timeships utilized artificially-generated temporal rifts to travel through time, as part of their efforts to protect the timeline from temporal incursions. One such rift was encountered by the crew of the USS Voyager in 2373, when Captain Braxton traveled back in time in the Aeon to destroy Voyager, believing that they would be responsible for a devastating temporal explosion which would destroy all of Earth's solar system. Countering Braxton's attack, the Voyager crew destabilized the rift, which pulled both ships in and sent them back to Earth, Braxton to 1967, Voyager to 1996. While there, they discovered that the Aeon had been stolen by an industrialist named Henry Starling, who was planning to take the timeship to the 29th century, where he would inadvertently cause the explosion. As Starling launched the Aeon, Captain Janeway managed to destroy it with a manually-launched photon torpedo moments before Starling could enter the rift, an act which had the effect of creating a new timeline in which the explosion never occurred. Moments after Starling's rift dissipated, a new rift formed, created by Captain Braxton's counterpart from the new timeline, who traveled back to escort Voyager to its proper place and time. (VOY: "Future's End", "Future's End, Part II")

In 2381, Captain Chapman of the USS Inglewood was regressed to a baby by a temporal rift. Vendome received a field promotion to captain in his place. (LD: "The Least Dangerous Game")

SC-4 Opens Temporal Rift — Admiral Janeway using the chrono deflector to generate a temporal rift

In an alternate 2404, Janeway, by then an admiral, generated a temporal rift using a time travel device called a chrono deflector, which produced a tachyon pulse which Janeway directed to the Delta Quadrant in the year 2378. Traveling through the rift in a shuttlecraft, Janeway encountered Voyager, and instructed her past counterpart to seal the rift using an antitachyon pulse. In the past, Admiral Janeway successfully collaborated with the Voyager crew to change history and return Voyager to the Alpha Quadrant much sooner than it would have without the admiral's intervention. (VOY: "Endgame")

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-[[File:Temporal rift scan.jpg|thumb|A [[sensor]] representation of a temporal rift]]
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-A '''temporal rift''' is a distortion in the [[spacetime continuum]], which can allow for [[time travel|temporal displacement]].
+A '''temporal rift''', or '''time rift''', was a type of [[anomaly]] taking the form of a rift in the [[spacetime continuum]]. Time rifts were characterized by [[temporal distortion]]s, which could allow for [[time travel|temporal displacement]] through space and [[time]], or even traveling through past, present, and future all at once. They could be recognized by their [[tachyon emission]]s. ({{DIS|Light and Shadows}}; {{VOY|Endgame}})
+Unstable time rifts might be created by high-energy interactions resulting in the formation of a [[Kerr loop]] from [[superstring]] material. ({{TNG|Yesterday's Enterprise}}) Temporal rifts might be artificially created for [[time travel]] purposes, in which case they would have a [[graviton matrix]]. ({{VOY|Endgame}})
 ==Encounters==
+In the [[2250s]], {{USS|Discovery}} studied a time rift that appeared over [[Kaminar]] and seemed to be related to a [[red burst]]. This rift had currents, pulling things into its [[aperture]] like water swirling down a drain. Navigation in and around the rift was further complicated by [[Temporal shock wave]], and high radiation levels within it. ({{DIS|Light and Shadows}})
-In [[2344]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-C| -C}} drifted through a symmetrical temporal rift, which itself was formed through the intense energy discharges of weapons fire as the ship defended the [[Klingon]] outpost at [[Narendra III]] from a [[Romulan]] attack. Emerging [[2366|22 years later]], the ''Enterprise''-C encountered the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise''-D]], the vessel's immediate successor. Sensor readings taken by the ''Enterprise''-D indicated that the temporal rift was the formation of a [[Kerr loop]] from [[superstring]] material.
+In [[2344]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-C|-C}} drifted through a symmetrical temporal rift, which itself was formed through the immersion of [[superstring]] material in the intense energy discharges of weapons fire as the ship [[Battle of Narendra III|defended]] the [[Klingon]] outpost at [[Narendra III]] from a [[Romulan]] attack. Emerging [[2366|twenty-two years later]], the ''Enterprise''-C encountered the {{Enterprise|D}}, the vessel's immediate successor. It was theorized that weapons fire might have been the catalyst for the formation of this rift.
 [[File:USS Enterprise-C approaches temporal rift.jpg|thumb|left|A temporal rift]]
-The surviving crew of the ''Enterprise''-C discovered that, in their absence, negotiations with the [[Klingon Empire]] had broken down, and the [[Federation]] was on the brink of losing a 20-year-long war with the Empire. Based on the unique perception of [[Guinan]], the ''Enterprise''-D crew realized that, as a result of the ''Enterprise''-C traveling through time, an [[alternate timeline]] had been created, and that the ''Enterprise''-C had to be returned through the rift, where their heroic sacrifice in defense of the Klingons would avert the war. Although returning to the battle would mean their almost-certain deaths, the ''Enterprise''-C crew elected to return, and arrived at almost the exact moment from which they had originally departed. The ''Enterprise''-C's actions in the past had the effect of returning the timeline to normal, leaving the crew of the ''Enterprise''-D with no memories of what had transpired in the alternate timeline. ({{TNG|Yesterday's Enterprise}})
+The surviving crew of the ''Enterprise''-C discovered that, in their absence, negotiations with the [[Klingon Empire]] had broken down, and the [[Federation]] was on the brink of losing a twenty-year-long war with the Empire. Based on the unique perception of [[Guinan]], the ''Enterprise''-D crew realized that, as a result of the ''Enterprise''-C [[Time travel|traveling through time]], an [[alternate timeline]] had been created, and that the ''Enterprise''-C had to be returned through the rift, where their heroic sacrifice in defense of the Klingons would avert the war. Although returning to the battle would mean their almost-certain deaths, the ''Enterprise''-C crew elected to return, and arrived at almost the exact moment from which they had originally departed. The ''Enterprise''-C's actions in the past had the effect of returning the timeline to normal, leaving the crew of the ''Enterprise''-D with no memories of events that had never transpired, with the exception of Guinan. ({{TNG|Yesterday's Enterprise}})
-{{bginfo|According to [[Dan Curry]], the temporal rift was created by using liquid nitrogen. ("Departmental Briefing Year Three - Art Design and Visual Effects", [[TNG Season 3 DVD]] special feature)}}
+{{bginfo|According to [[Dan Curry]], this temporal rift was created by using liquid nitrogen. ("Departmental Briefing Year Three - Art Design and Visual Effects", [[TNG Season 3 DVD]] special feature)}}
+[[File:Aeon on event horizon.jpg|thumb|An artificial temporal rift generated by the ''Aeon'']]
+In the [[29th century]], Federation [[timeship]]s utilized artificially-generated temporal rifts to travel through time, as part of their efforts to protect the timeline from [[temporal incursion]]s. One such rift was encountered by the crew of the {{USS|Voyager}} in [[2373]], when [[Captain]] [[Braxton]] traveled back in time in the ''[[Aeon]]'' to destroy ''Voyager'', believing that they would be responsible for a devastating [[temporal explosion]] which would destroy all of [[Sol system|Earth's solar system]]. Countering Braxton's attack, the ''Voyager'' crew destabilized the rift, which pulled both ships in and sent them back to [[Earth]], Braxton to [[1967]], ''Voyager'' to [[1996]]. While there, they discovered that the ''Aeon'' had been stolen by an industrialist named [[Henry Starling]], who was planning to take the timeship to the 29th century, where he would inadvertently cause the explosion. As Starling launched the ''Aeon'', Captain [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] managed to destroy it with a manually-launched [[photon torpedo]] moments before Starling could enter the rift, an act which had the effect of creating a new timeline in which the explosion never occurred. Moments after Starling's rift dissipated, a new rift formed, created by Captain Braxton's counterpart from the new timeline, who traveled back to escort ''Voyager'' to its proper place and time. ({{VOY|Future's End|Future's End, Part II}})
+In [[2381]], Captain {{dis|Chapman|Captain}} of the {{USS|Inglewood}} was regressed to a [[baby]] by a temporal rift. [[Vendome]] received a [[field promotion]] to captain in his place. ({{LD|The Least Dangerous Game}})
-[[File:Aeon on event horizon.jpg|thumb|An artificial temporal rift generated by the ''Aeon''.]]
-In the [[29th century]], Federation [[timeship]]s utilized artificially-generated temporal rifts to travel through time, as part of their efforts to preserve the timeline from [[temporal incursion]]s. One such rift was encountered by the crew of the {{USS|Voyager}} in [[2373]], when Captain [[Braxton]] traveled back in time in the ''[[Aeon]]'' to destroy ''Voyager'', believing that they would be responsible for a devastating [[temporal explosion]] which would destroy all of [[Sol system|Earth's solar system]]. Countering Braxton's attack, the ''Voyager'' crew destabilized the rift, which pulled both ships in and sent them back to [[Earth]], Braxton to [[1967]], ''Voyager'' to [[1996]]. While there, they discovered that the ''Aeon'' had been stolen by an industrialist named [[Henry Starling]], who was planning to take the timeship to the 29th century, where he would inadvertently cause the explosion. As Starling launched the ''Aeon'', Captain [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] managed to destroy it with a manually-launched [[photon torpedo]] moments before Starling could enter the rift, an act which had the effect of creating a new timeline in which the explosion never occurred. Moments after Starling's rift dissipated, a new rift formed, created by Captain Braxton's counterpart from the new timeline, who traveled back to escort ''Voyager'' to it's proper place and time. ({{VOY|Future's End|Future's End, Part II}})
 [[File:SC-4 Opens Temporal Rift.jpg|thumb|Admiral Janeway using the chrono deflector to generate a temporal rift]]
-In [[2404]], Janeway, by then an [[admiral]], generated a temporal rift using a time travel-device called a [[chrono deflector]], which produced a [[tachyon]] pulse which Janeway directed to the [[Delta Quadrant]], the year [[2378]]. Traveling through the rift in a [[shuttlecraft]], Janeway encountered ''Voyager'', and instructed her counterpart to seal the rift using an [[antitachyon]] pulse. In the past, Admiral Janeway successfully collaborated with the ''Voyager'' crew to change history and return ''Voyager'' to the [[Alpha Quadrant]] much sooner than it would have without the Admiral's intervention. ({{VOY|Endgame}})
+In an [[alternate timeline|alternate]] [[2404]], Janeway, by then an [[admiral]], generated a temporal rift using a time travel device called a [[chrono deflector]], which produced a [[tachyon]] pulse which Janeway directed to the [[Delta Quadrant]] in the year [[2378]]. Traveling through the rift in a [[shuttlecraft]], Janeway encountered ''Voyager'', and instructed her past counterpart to seal the rift using an [[antitachyon]] pulse. In the past, Admiral Janeway successfully collaborated with the ''Voyager'' crew to change history and return ''Voyager'' to the [[Alpha Quadrant]] much sooner than [[2394|it would have]] without the admiral's intervention. ({{VOY|Endgame}})
 ==See also==
 *[[Spatial rift]]
+*[[Temporal vortex]]
 [[de:Temporale Spalte]]