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Did one actor ever play two distinct characters in one scene in the Star Trek franchise?

There have been several times in the various Star Trek series when one actor interacted with himself/herself as a clone, Mirror Universe double, or other "alternate" version of the same basic character. But has the same actor ever played two…
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Why do Klingons speak English to other Klingons?

The Klingon language system has evolved over the related series and episodes. Why did the producers in later series and episodes, especially in the movies (epic scene from ST 7 Generations as example), decide to have Klingons speak English to…
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How does the federation keep the "stardate" consistent across its territory?

There are several problems that arise by keeping time across galactic distances, arising from relativity, FTL travel and lack of a unified referential. How does the "Stardate" in Star Trek work then? Is it the same on Earth and Vulcan, for example?…
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How does the Universal Translator work?

In Star Trek Voyager, The 37's, its revealed that the Universal Translator somehow turns speech into the recipient's (the person hearing) language for each individual person, regardless of how many there are in the vicinity. The Japanese guy even…
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Is there a time in Star Trek where "bypass the plasma/EPS" relays failed and caused damage to the ship?

I watched this video today by Cathode Ray Dude who made an analogy to real life battle shorts to the fictional plasma/EPS relays that are frequently "bypassed" in the Star Trek TV series as a way to force a system to respond to a command. There are…
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When was it first confirmed in canon that the wars that nearly destroyed the Vulcans was fought using high technology weapons?

In the original series (TOS) of Star Trek the audience is told that the Vulcans fought a series of devastating wars that almost destroyed their species, before embracing logic and pacifism. Very little information is provided on the nature of these…
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Time travel as an undo

In Star Trek (movies and tv) is there any reason why the crew can't use time travel as an "undo" should something drastic happen, for example death? They use time travel in First Contact to stop the Borg, in Discovery, Harry Mudd travels back in…
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Is there any explanation for why the front/side screens on Star Trek ships show stars going much faster than the rated warp speeds?

In ST:TOS, we see stars slowly come from the front and move to the side as the crew looks forward in normal flight. Even this makes it look like their speed is at least several light years per minute. In some last shows, we see stars pass by side…
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Why are Borg ships kept so hot?

In the Star Trek movie First Contact, Jean-Luc Picard mentions something about the environment on deck 16 being like a Borg ship. Lt Worf states the temperature as 39.1 degrees Celsius (102.38 deg F) with a relative humidity of 92 percent. The…
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