Subspace
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Subspace is an alternate dimension referred to in many science fiction settings. While the details of subspace vary, a common characteristic is that subspace phenomena and technologies can defy the known laws of physics by exceeding the speed of light.
[edit] Star Trek Subspace
In Star Trek, subspace lies behind many futuristic technologies. "Subspace fields" allow ships to travel at faster-than-light speeds, for instance. Messages transmitted through subspace also travel faster-than-light. Mass lightening is another subspace technology that somehow reduces the inertial mass of a starship, allowing it to accelerate quickly with a small amount of thrust for its true mass.
Normally, subspace only influences objects in normal space within the confines of a technologically created subspace field. The separation between normal space and subspace can thin, however, where intense subspace fields are used regularly. For example, constant warp-speed starship traffic through the Hekaras Corridor thinned the barrier between normal space and subspace, and the subsequent self-destruction of a starship's warp drive in the corridor created a rift between the dimensions.[1]
According to Star Trek engineers, subspace has multiple layers or "domains". At least one subspace domain is inhabited by technologically advanced aliens.[2]
