James T. Kirk's crew come across an ancient derelict starship, but something is still living inside it.

Contents 1 Summary 2 References 2.1 Characters 2.2 Starships and vehicles 2.3 Locations 2.3.1 Shipboard locations 2.3.2 Planets and planetoids 2.3.3 Stars and systems 2.3.3.1 Stellar classification and nomenclature 2.4 Races and cultures 2.5 States and organizations 2.6 Lifeforms 2.6.1 Anatomy and life processes 2.7 Technology and weapons 2.8 Measurement 2.9 Energy and materials 2.10 Ranks and titles 2.11 Other references 3 Chronology 4 Appendices 4.1 Timeline 4.2 Images 4.3 External link

SummaryEdit

Captain's log, stardate 5221.3 

On outward course beyond the fringe of the galaxy towards Questar M-17, a source of mysterious radio emissions. Mission: Star charting.

Captain's log 

We have beamed aboard the alien ship found orbiting a strange dead star. The Enterprise is recording all data for the log and a full report later.

Captain's log, stardate 5221.8, final entry 

Resuming outward course beyond the farthest star of our galaxy. Mission: star charting.

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ReferencesEdit

CharactersEdit

Arex • Christine Chapel • Davis • Gardner • James T. Kirk • Kyle • Spock • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • magnetic organism • unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel (USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel) • ancient insectoid

Starships and vehiclesEdit

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • insectoid pod ship

LocationsEdit

the galaxy

Shipboard locationsEdit

USS Enterprise 

bridge • engineering • cargo hold

Pod ship 

command center

Planets and planetoidsEdit

Referenced only 

Time Planet • Earth

Stars and systemsEdit

Questar M-17

Referenced only 

Sol

Stellar classification and nomenclatureEdit

G class star • neutron star • star

Races and culturesEdit

Human • Vulcan • magnetic organism • ancient insectoids

States and organizationsEdit

Starfleet • Starfleet Command • United Federation of Planets

LifeformsEdit

bee • humanoid • insect • insectoid • spider • primate • symbiotic lifeform

Anatomy and life processesEdit

brain • cell • corpuscle • mitosis • white corpuscle • symbiotic lifeform

Technology and weaponsEdit

artificial gravity • automatic bridge defense system • core hatch • cutting beam • engineering core • force field • life support belt • life support system • memory bank • navigation console • radio • self-destruct device • starship • static shield • warp drive • tricorder • transporter • phaser

MeasurementEdit

absolute zero • flank speed • galactic coordinate • negative mass • spectra analysis • star chart • stardate • time • year • warp factor • Earth normal

Energy and materialsEdit

metal • hypergravity • gravity

Ranks and titlesEdit

captain • commanding officer • first officer • commander • lieutenant commander • lieutenant • ensign • science officer • officer • chief medical officer • doctor • nurse • communications officer • helmsman • navigator • chief engineer • engineer

Other referencesEdit

galactic plane • gravimetric slingshot • honeycomb • log entry • self-destruct • slingshot effect • lifeform • measurement • technology • weapon • anatomy • government • agency • races and cultures • stellar classification • captain's log • star • orbit • standard orbit • alien • energy • life support • magnetism • transporter lock • landing party • gravitational slingshot • physiology • superstition • manual override • probability • suicide

ChronologyEdit

Millions of years ago 

The insectoid ship chooses suicide over living as slaves of the magnetic entity.

2269 

Enterprise becomes trapped in the negative star mass.

AppendicesEdit

TimelineEdit

published order
Previous episode: Yesteryear	TAS episode produced	Next episode: The Survivor
Previous episode: first episode	TAS episode aired	Next episode: Yesteryear
Previous story: first story	Star Trek Log One	Next story: Yesteryear
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Prime Directive	Pocket	Next Adventure: Yesteryear

ImagesEdit

External linkEdit

• Beyond the Farthest Star (episode) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.