In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Briar Patch is a nebula in sector 441 in Star Trek: Insurrection. While the nebula's visual characteristics are reminiscent of astronomical photographs, many of its more interesting properties were invented to support the film's storyline. http://www. ... A fictional universe is a cohesive imaginary world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction. ... The Triangulum Emission Nebula NGC 604 lies in a spiral arm of Galaxy M33, 2. ... Star Trek: Insurrection (Paramount Pictures, 1998) is the ninth Star Trek feature film. ...

Located in Federation territory, the Briar Patch is a region of space which most starships avoid. Various radiation sources and energy fluctuations impair communications systems, making it difficult for vessels inside the nebula to make contact with those outside the nebula. Clouds of metreon gas, a highly volatile substance of unknown composition, make travel through the nebula difficult as well. Warp drive cannot be used, and even impulse drive is reduced in utility. Jump to: navigation, search In the fictional Star Trek universe, the United Federation of Planets is a federation of more than 150 member planets and thousands of colonies, claiming territory in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants of the Milky Way Galaxy. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Enterprise-D goes into warp. ... In Star Trek, the impulse drive is the sub-light method of propulsion that starships and other spacecraft use when they are not travelling at warp speed. ...

At least two inhabitable planets exist in the Briar Patch, according to the "Star Trek: Enterprise" episode "The Augments" (in which Arik Soong and his band of Augments attempted to reach the system and use it as a hideout). The one featured in "Star Trek: Insurrection" is a class-M world unusual for its possession of an intricate planetary ring system. A Ba'ku colony established itself on the surface, where the colonists rejected most forms of advanced technology and attempted to create a utopian society. Some time after their arrival, the colonists discovered that "metaphasic radiation" from the Briar Patch, intensified by the planet's rings, continually rejuvenated their genetic structure. Unbeknownst to the outside Universe, the Ba'ku planet was effectively a fountain of youth. The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... Dr. Arik Soong is a fictional geneticist and later cyberneticist, portrayed by Brent Spiner on Star Trek: Enterprise. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Augments were a genetically enhanced race of superhumans in the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: Enterprise. ... Star Trek: Insurrection (Paramount Pictures, 1998) is the ninth Star Trek feature film. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, a Class M planet is the classification used to refer to planet that is suitable for supporting life. ... Jump to: navigation, search Spoiler warning: The Baku are a race in the fictional universe of Star Trek. ... Utopia, in its most common and general positive meaning, refers to the human efforts to create a better society, a perfect society that does not exist (yet). ...

External links

• Briar Patch article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki