Astronomy Cast Ep. 793: Star Trek Science
5/11/202635 min
Astronomy Cast Ep. 793: Star Trek Science By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live May 4, 2026. Today we continue our mini-series; evaluating the science of various sci-fi franchises. We did Star Wars last week, this week tackle Star Trek. From transporters to warp drives, from phasers to photon torpedos. Let's tackle what Star Trek gets right and wrong about science. Let's look at the science of our galaxy, some day far in the future. This show is supported through people like you on Patreon.com/AstronomyCast In this episode, we'd like to thank: Andrew Poelstra, Burry Gowen, David, David Rossetter, Ed...
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First 90 secondsFraser Cain· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Astronomy Cast, episode 793, The Science of Star Trek. Welcome to Astronomy Cast, our weekly facts-based journey through the cosmos, where we help you understand not only what we know, but how we know what we know. I'm Fraser Cain. I'm the publisher of Universe Today. With me, as always, is Dr. Pamela Gay, a senior scientist for the Planetary Science Institute and the director of CosmoQuest. Hey, Pamela. How are you?
Pamela Gay· Host1:09
I, I am dealing with the fact that we appear to have Astronomy Cast-triggered extreme weather Monday.
Fraser Cain· Host1:16
[laughs] Yes.
Pamela Gay· Host1:17
[laughs] There- Yeah ... there is thunder, there is hail, there is a pocket of red passing overhead while we record.
Fraser Cain· Host1:26
Right.
Pamela Gay· Host1:26
Um, no tornadoes today, though.
Fraser Cain· Host1:28
Right. But last, last time we