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First appearance: Episode “ Where No Man Has Gone Before ” (Season 1, Episode 3, 1966).
Description: A mysterious, shimmering energy field surrounding the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy. It emitted a powerful force that could destroy starships or cause strange mutations in crew members who passed through it.
Significance: The Enterprise’s encounter with the Galactic Barrier caused Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell and Dr. Elizabeth Dehner to develop godlike psychic powers — one of the earliest and most iconic “cosmic consequence” episodes in Star Trek .
Later references: The Barrier appeared again in “ By Any Other Name ” and was mentioned in other Star Trek series, including Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Lower Decks , always representing the edge of the known galaxy and a symbolic limit of human exploration.

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NASA did not discover anything, the Galactic Barrier was known since at least 1966. In early Star Trek (specifically Star Trek: The Original Series), the boundary you’re referring to was called “the Galactic Barrier.” Details: First appearance: Episode “Where No Man Has Gone Before” (Season 1, Episode 3, 1966). Description: A mysterious, shimmering energy field surrounding the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy. It emitted a powerful force that could destroy starships or cause strange mutations in crew members who passed through it. Significance: The Enterprise’s encounter with the Galactic Barrier caused Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell and Dr. Elizabeth Dehner to develop godlike psychic powers — one of the earliest and most iconic “cosmic consequence” episodes in Star Trek. Later references: The Barrier appeared again in “By Any Other Name” and was mentioned in other Star Trek series, including Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Lower Decks, always representing the edge of the known galaxy and a symbolic limit of human exploration. So in short — it was the Galactic Barrier, the boundary marking the edge of the Milky Way that “no man had gone beyond.”