The Bajoran wormhole is an
artificially stable passageway to the Gamma Quadrant, located
in the
Denorius
Belt in the Bajoran star system. The
wormhole was formed by particles called "verterons" that allow
a vessel to pass through
on impulse power.Being made of "verteron" particles makes Starfleet sure
to believe
that this wormhole was created
artificially .Bajoran religious faith interprets the safe passage as evidence
of guidance by the Prophets,
so some conservative religious
leaders object strongly to the teaching of such
scientific concepts.
In the Bajoran religion, the
wormhole is the Celestial Temple,
home of the Prophets
who sent the Orbs
to the people of Bajor. In
2369, Commander Benjamin Sisko and science officer Dax
discovered the Bajoran wormhole
and came in contact with the
aliens occupying the space. Deep
Space 9
was moved to the mouth of
the Bajoran wormhole. One
travels almost 90,000 light-years when coming
through the wormhole from
the Gamma Quadrant
It would take a Federation starship
almost 600 years to
travel this distance at
warp factor nine, but
by passing through the wormhole, it takes mere minutes.
Sensors read elevated neutrino
levels when an object comes through the wormhole.