In the world of Gene Roddenberry's "Star Trek," the bulk of the galaxy is overseen by an off-screen mega-bureaucracy called the United Federation of Planets, or just the Federation for short.

a different Federation existed before the creation of the United Federation of Planets. Star Trek writer Gene L. Coon is credited with creating the Federation, and helping to establish Starfleet ...

One of the recurring elements in Star Trek is the illicit blue colored drink, the Romulan ale. The drink was banned by the Federation, yet somehow the Starfleet officers managed to sneak it in.

The Wrath of Khan was meant to be an extraordinary and revolutionary idea. Its ability to replicate Earth-like conditions on ...

The United Federation of Planets may hold itself up as a futuristic utopia but it also has a dark underbelly. Covert intelligence organization Section 31 carries out the missions Starfleet ...

Some view its the covert, autonomous organization's existence as contradictory to Gene Roddenberry’s vision of a utopian future, where the United Federation of Planets is guided by a sense of ...

For those unfamiliar with the intricacies of “Trek” lore, Section 31 is a covert black ops department within the United Federation of Planets (which includes Earth), dedicated to eliminating ...

Humanity is now a bastion of compassion, honor, and wide-eyed curiosity, the smiling face of the United Federation of Planets, whose Starfleet is sworn to peacefully explore the galaxy and protect ...