Artificially
generated stable passageway to the Gamma Quadrant located in the Denorios
Belt in the Bajoran star system. ("Emissary" [DS9]).The wormhole was formed by particles called verterons that allow a vessel to pass through on impulse power. 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 Hands of the Prophets" [DS9]). 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 disc overed the Bajoran wormhole and came in contact with the aliens occupying the space. Deep Space 9 was subsequently moved to the mouth of the Bajoran wormhole. ("Emissary" [DS9]). One travels almost 70,000 light-years when coming through the wormhole from the Gamma Quadrant. ("Battle Lines" [DS9]). (The length of the wormhole was established as 90,000 light-years in "Captive Pursuit" [DS9], although subsequent episodes changed it to 70,000.) Sensors read elevated neutrino levels when an object comes through the wormhole. ("Dramatis Personae" [DS9]).
SEE: Hawking, Professor Stephen; quantum fluctuation; wormhole. Use of warp drive in the wormhole can be unpredictable and dangerous. In 2370, officers of station Deep Space 9 exposed the wormhole to warp energies, creating a momentary bridge to the same mirror universe discovered by the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise in 2267. ("Crossover" [DS9]). In 2371, Cardassian scientists and DS9 personnel collaborated to test a subspace relay that would provide communications between the Alpha and Gamma Quadrants through the Bajoran wormhole. Serendipitously, during the test, a comet near the wormhole broke up, leaving behind a trail of silithium particles in the wormhole. These particles created a subspace filament that facilitated the propagation of radio signals across the wormhole. ("Destiny" [DS9]).