Universe A universe , also known as the cosmos , is all matter , energy , and space regarded as a whole . The laws of the universe are governed by time . Our space - time continuum is filled with cluster s of star s known as galaxies which are grouped by gravity . All the matter of our universe originated from the parallel Megan universe through creation point s . Creation points were the active portals between the two dimensional planes . In the Megan universe , magic , the ability to control reality with thoughts , was part of the natural laws . ( ) The universe was formed in the instantaneous expansion that scientists call the Big Bang . The Big Bang has been theorized to be caused by destabilizing Omega molecule s . ( ) According to an engineer on board the , the universe was sixteen billion years old . ( ) According to , our universe will collapse in on itself some time between the next sixty to seventy trillion years . The universe contains too much matter to keep expanding . According to Jack , a massive spherical grid of subspace field generator s could be used to manipulate subspace to reduce the mass of the universe and change the cosmological constant . This would avert the collapse . ( ) Our universe contained several parallel time continuum s occupying the same space but in a different time . ( ) The Devidian , for example , lived in a different time continuum , only a fraction of a second away , with a positive phase variance of 0 . 004 percent from normal time . ( ) Our universe is only one of several types of parallel universe s . A new universe can be shaped by a person ' s thoughts while inside a warp bubble . While Dr . Crusher was caught in a shrinking warp bubble and asked the computer for the definition of the universe , it replied : " " The universe is a spheroid region seven hundred and five meters in diameter . " " A scan of the edge of that universe revealed it to be a mass - energy field . ( ) End of the universe . In 2364 , the Traveler inadvertently took the to a location over one billion light year s from the Milky Way Galaxy , where thoughts were the essence of reality . It was believed that the place was the outer rim of the universe , where the universe ends . An illusion of Yvette Gessard - Picard said it was actually the beginning of the universe and not the end . The Traveler said Human s would naturally have reached this area in the far distant future when they learned to control their thoughts . The thoughts , imagination and memories of the crew began to manifest as subjective or shared reality . In this unknown region , visually unidentified objects of huge size , resembling transparent cubes with bright glowing corners , sped past the ship in groups with seemingly random patterns , in a blue nebulous background . ( ) Related to this event , the euphemism s end of the universe , where none has gone before , and the outer rim were informally used by Captain Jean - Luc Picard of the " Enterprise " - D to describe this unknown area . As of the late 24th century , it stood as the furthest location in the universe reached by the Federation . ( ) Lieutenant Commander Dexter Remmick called the location the edge of the universe . ( ) Appendices . Background information . Memory Alpha uses the terms " prime timeline " , " prime reality " , and " prime universe " to describe the main or original timeline of events in the universe depicted in the various " Star Trek " episodes and movies prior to the movie , in which an alternate reality was created . The term " prime " is derived from the film ' s credits , where the character played by Leonard Nimoy was disambiguated from Zachary Quinto ' s as " Spock Prime " . Roberto Orci said about the alternate timeline that they " " think of it is [ sic ] as identical to the original until Nero arrives . " "