"Blink of an Eye" is the twelfth episode from the sixth season of Star Trek: Voyager. This episode, well regarded among fans, is believed to have been inspired by the 1980 novel Dragon's Egg.
Deep in the Delta Quadrant, the starship Voyager approaches an alien world which exhibits unique properties. The planet's oddly squashed, toroidal shape is inconsistent with recognized theories on planet structure, while sensors determine that the planet rot...
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"Blink of an Eye" is the twelfth episode from the sixth season of Star Trek: Voyager. This episode, well regarded among fans, is believed to have been inspired by the 1980 novel Dragon's Egg.
Deep in the Delta Quadrant, the starship Voyager approaches an alien world which exhibits unique properties. The planet's oddly squashed, toroidal shape is inconsistent with recognized theories on planet structure, while sensors determine that the planet rotates at an extremely rapid rate, approximately once per second. It is discovered that the planet is enveloped in a tachyon field, suggesting that the planet's rapid rotation may be due to temporal effects. The crew of Voyager becomes fascinated by the strange world, and in an effort to learn more about it, Captain Kathryn Janeway orders the ship to move closer. However, the ship quickly becomes enmeshed in severe gravity distortions and is pulled towards the planet. Helmsman Tom Paris attempts to maneuver the ship out of orbit, but is...
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