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L: Burnham hugs Adira as Stamets looks on. C: Kirk looks surprised. R: Kira fixes Odo's bowtie.

All 8 STAR TREK Series Finales (So Far)

Avery Kaplan

Here's a survey of all eight Star Trek series finales (so far), from The Original Series to Enterprise and through Discovery.

Left: Ensign Kearns from Star Trek: Lower Decks. Center: Guinan doing her anti-Q hands from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Right: Nilsson from Star Trek: Discovery.

10 STAR TREK Names With Real-Life Inspirations, Part 2

Avery Kaplan

Here are 10 more characters, ships and other names from Star Trek that take their inspiration from real-life namesakes.

The Cosmic Koala sits in the center of a swirling vortex of blue and white energy with its eyes glowing in Star Trek: Lower Decks.

STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS: Who (or What) Is the Cosmic Koala?

Avery Kaplan

Why is he smiling? What does he know? For this week's Trek Tuesday column, we investigate the Cosmic Koala from Star Trek: Lower Decks and the Black Mountain. Read on to learn more!

Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) touches the ship's plaque on the bridge of the USS Enterprise-D in Star Trek: Picard.

6 Juicy STAR TREK Tidbits From Patrick Stewart’s MAKING IT SO

Avery Kaplan

Here are six juicy Star Trek-related tidbits from Making It So: A Memoir by Patrick Stewart, which is available now.

Khan (Ricardo Montalban) in front of the Enterprise and Reliant on the poster for Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan: Director's Cut, written and directed by Nicholas Meyer.

STAR TREK: 8 Fun Facts From Nicholas Meyer’s WRATH OF KHAN Commentary

Avery Kaplan

Here are eight fun facts from Nicholas Meyer's commentary for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: Director's Cut.

Dawnn Lewis as Carol Freeman, Clint Howard as Muk, Annie Wersching as the Borg Queen and Robert Duncan McNeill as Nick Locarno.

STAR TREK: 8 Actors Who Have Played Multiple Roles

Avery Kaplan

Many actors have played multiple roles on Star Trek. Here are eight of them, including Majel Barrett Roddenberry. Read more here!

L: Spock Two (Leonard Nimoy). C: Kirk (William Shatner) wearing a uniform top that reads, "Kirk is a Jerk." R: Two Kzinti in space suits. All images from Star Trek: The Animated Series.

Watchlist: Celebrating 50 Years of STAR TREK: THE ANIMATED SERIES

Avery Kaplan

Star Trek: The Animated Series made its debut on September 8, 1973. Here are eight episodes to celebrate 50 years of TAS!

Star Trek time travel episodes! Left: Raffi Musiker (Michelle Hurd) and Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) arrive in 2024. Middle: Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) and T'Pol (Jolene Blalock) stand near the corpse of a Vulcan-human hybrid. Right: Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) and Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell) in TOS uniforms.

Time After Time Travel: 10 STAR TREK Time Travel Episodes

Avery Kaplan

Here are 10 Star Trek episodes featuring time travel, from the TOS episode "The City on the Edge of Forever" through Star Trek: Prodigy's "Time Amok." Read them here!

Cubert Farnsworth (Kath Soucie) in Futurama season 2's "A Clone of My Own." He's fixing the PlanEx ship using a panel on the floor.

10 STAR TREK References on FUTURAMA, Part 2

Avery Kaplan

Red Alert! Here are 10 more references to the greatest sci-fi franchise of them all, Star Trek, from Futurama!

nichelle nichols as nyota uhura in several star trek episodes and movies

Star Trek’s NICHELLE NICHOLS’ Ashes Are Going to Space on Vulcan Rocket

Avery Kaplan

The late Nichelle Nichols and other Star Trek pioneers are to be honored through the Voyager 01 - the Enterprise Flight memorial.

Nichelle Nichols sits on the bridge in her role as Lieutenant Uhura in 1966's Star Trek.

Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek Actor and Trailblazer, Dies at 89

Kimberly Pierce

Star Trek changed the television landscape as many knew it when it debuted in 1966. Despite a relatively short run ...

A Gorn Wedding at a location that resembles Vasquez Rocks from Lower Decks.

STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS: 5 Books for Gorn Expertise

Avery Kaplan

Five books that highlight the history of the Gorn from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Nurse Chapel Jess Bush Majel Barrett

STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS – Nurse Chapel’s HERstory

Rebecca Kaplan

Every Thursday on Paramount Plus, Trekkies warp around the sun to go back in time before Captain James Tiberius Kirk ...

A collage of characters playing Star Trek's Guinan over the years.

Guinan: Gene Roddenberry’s Final Gift to STAR TREK

Rebecca Kaplan

Guinan has been a Star Trek franchise fan favorite since her introduction. She’s named after the real-life prohibition-era hostess and vaudeville actress, ...

Majel Barrett-Roddenberry as Nurse Chapel and Rod Roddenberry

Rod Roddenberry Chats Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, FIRST LADY OF STAR TREK

Rebecca Kaplan

Rod Roddenberry hopes fans remember his mother’s contributions. Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, First Lady of Star Trek, acted in every iteration of the franchise: from the unaired ...