Changes: Subspace tear

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A subspace tear created by an isolytic burst

A subspace tear chases the Enterprise

A subspace tear is a violently destructive phenomenon which can be created as a byproduct of an isolytic burst. Attracted to the energy output of warp cores, such a tear could continue to expand until sealed.

In 2375, the Son'a created a subspace tear in the area of space known as the Briar Patch, through the detonation of an isolytic burst, which they had fired during their attempt to prevent the USS Enterprise from leaving the Patch. The Enterprise's warp core acted like a magnet to the tear, causing it to expand. The tear was sealed when Lieutenant Commander La Forge ejected the warp core and detonated it, successfully neutralizing the cascade. (Star Trek: Insurrection)

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-[[File:SubspaceTear.jpg|thumb|A subspace tear chases the ''Enterprise''.]]
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-A '''subspace tear''' is a dangerous and turbulent [[subspace anomaly]] which can be created by an [[isolytic burst]], a result of the unpredictable nature of [[subspace weapon]]s.
+A '''subspace tear''' is a violently destructive phenomenon which can be created as a byproduct of an [[isolytic burst]]. Attracted to the energy output of [[warp core]]s, such a tear could continue to expand until sealed.
-In [[2375]], the [[Son'a]] created a subspace tear in the [[Briar Patch]] after firing an isolytic weapon at the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}. The tear threatened to engulf and destroy the ''Enterprise'' and as a result [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Will Riker]] ordered the ship's [[warp core]] to be programmed for a [[warp core breach|breach]] and [[warp core ejection system|ejected]]. The tear acted as a [[magnetism|magnet]], pulling the ejected warp core towards it before it breached, sealing the tear and allowing the ''Enterprise'' to escape. ({{film|9}})
+In [[2375]], the [[Son'a]] created a subspace tear in the area of space known as the [[Briar Patch]], through the detonation of an isolytic burst, which they had fired during their attempt to prevent the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E}} from leaving the Patch. The ''Enterprise''{{'}}s warp core acted like a magnet to the tear, causing it to expand. The tear was sealed when [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Geordi La Forge|La Forge]] ejected the warp core and detonated it, successfully neutralizing the cascade. ({{film|9}})
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