Ex Astris Scientia

Several additions and improvements in Jörg's article on Observations in TNG: "Galaxy's Child".

Two more Voyager retro reviews, of Seven's encounter with her past in "Survival Instinct" and B'Elanna's journey to Klingon hell in "Barge of the Dead".

I have added considerations on the USS Equinox to the article on Starship Size Issues.

Complete redesign of the Journal of Applied Treknology.

I have updated the Links and added a new link for each one I had to remove.

The Episode Master List now allows to create different forms of diagrams (bar chart, histogram) with filtered or sorted episode data.

Here are two more Voyager retro reviews, of "Warhead" with Harry and the stubborn bomb and of the exciting multilayered conflicts in "Equinox I/II".

Find numerous additions and improvements in Jörg's article on Observations in TNG: "First Contact".

Two more TNG season 1 observation articles have been upgraded: Observations in TNG: "Coming of Age" and Observations in TNG: "Heart of Glory".

I have uploaded about 100 high-resolution photos of studio miniatures to the Starship Gallery, such as of several Federation shuttles, of Deep Space 9 or of the USS Yamaguchi.

Jörg identifies the Paintings and Photos in Picard's Study in PIC season 1 in a new article.

I have improved two more of Jörg's oldest TNG observation articles with more references and better pictures: Observations in TNG: "Home Soil" and Observations in TNG: "When the Bough Breaks".

Just a quick note that I have added the ships and other facts from "Section 31" to various pages of the site.

Final update to the EAS Fleet Yards: high-resolution orthos of Asia class, Eclipse class and Asia refit.

Here is my full-spoiler review of "Section 31" with Michelle Yeoh.

Here is a new list: All Star Trek Movies Ranked.

I have added more columns to the Episode Master List, such as "Air date" and "Episode ID", which allow to sort the episodes and movies in still different ways.

Happy New Year 2025!

There are several new observations by Jörg, more references and better pictures in the article on Observations in TNG: "Clues".

Two more of the oldest TNG Observation articles have been upgraded: "Angel One" and "11001001": better pictures, more references, some additions.

Merry Christmas!

The Lower Decks Starfleet & Federation Ship Classes have been updated with references from season 5.

I am going to add all ships from Lower Decks season 5 to the Starship Database.

Lower Decks ends with a spectacular finale that includes various weird transformations, among which one is particularly shocking and may constitute a paradigm shift in continuity matters, depending on how we look at it.

Another old article by Jörg with more references, better pictures and some corrections: Observations in TNG: "Devil's Due".

Read my review of LOW: "Fissure Quest", an enjoyable detour to a ship with surprising crew members, of whom some work better for me than others.

Here is a new ranking list, with my 10 Favorite Starfleet Ship Designs.

Here is my review of LOW: "Upper Decks".

I have added some 40 new images, mostly of Various Federation Vessels and mostly from Eaglemoss publications, to the Starship Gallery.

There are a couple of updates with facts from recent episodes and a small new Discovery shuttle size chart.

My review of LOW: "Fully Dilated".

Here is my review of LOW: "Of Gods and Angles".

Tadeo D'Oria has expanded the list of changes to the Enterprise-D bridge in "Generations" and has provided new renders.

Progress report: I have updated 32 of my old ship designs (follow the "update" tags).

Mariner's much-anticipated return to Starbase 80 turned out differently than I would have expected.

Read my review of "A Farewell to Farms", an unusual episode about culture clashes in which the regular characters take a backseat (and not always to their advantage).

The EAS Fleet Yards section has been updated only occasionally since I stopped drawing non-canon starships some 20 years ago.

The third episode of Lower Decks season 5, "The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel", has its merits.

More updates with facts from recent episodes, notably a whole new section on the changing faces of Orions.

And here is the review of LOW: "Shades of Green".

My review of LOW: "Dos Cerritos".

Here is an editorial on the occasion of the fifth and final season of Lower Decks, in which I try to explain why I love this series so much.

There are many starships, shuttles or stations, whose size problems are not yet addressed in more detail.

The Federation shuttle size chart concludes the updates to the Fleet Charts for now.

There are new size charts for the ships and the shuttles that appear exclusively in the animated series (TAS, LOW, PRO).

Here is the updated and expanded fleet chart of alien shuttles (all regions and eras).

There are several new observations by Jörg, more references and better pictures in the article on Observations in TNG: "The Wounded".

I have updated the space station scale chart as well, with some bold size estimations that are explained in the annotations.

It's been a while since I last posted a new ranking.