"Lower Decks" later confirmed that Orion is a matriarchal society, while "Lower Decks"/"Strange New Worlds" crossover episode " Those Old Scientists " showed that it was Orion scientists (they do exist) rather than Starfleet officers who discovered an ancient time portal on Krulmuth-B.

Lower Decks" Season 5 spoke with Space.com about the series coming to an end and what it will mean for their characters.

The USS Cerritos has been tasked with closing ‘space potholes’ in the Alpha Quadrant, but that’s not all. In their final season, the crew must also face everything from angry Klingons to murder mysteries and even their own career prospects as they verge on a big Starfleet promotion.

Lower Decks' stars Tawny Newsome, Noël Wells and Eugene Cordero discuss the beloved show's fifth season and what they'll miss from the animated space adventure.

Voyager's Garrett Wang has finally returned to Starfleet for Star Trek Lower Decks' final season, and his costars are thrilled. Read on for more.

"I made sure to ask some of my favorites to be in the show," creator Mike McMahan says.Usually when the crew of Star Trek: Lower Decks say "go big or go home," it means some kind of accidental mass implosion that causes all kinds of ripples across the galaxy and really ticks off their superiors.

Jack Kiely is a writer with a PhD in French and almost certainly an unhealthy obsession with Star Trek. Friends Quiz: Was It Rachel Or Monica Who Did It?

The first half of Lower Decks' fifth and final season finds itself united by reminders of the show's most fundamental theme: all of its kooky heroes being able to just sit down and communicate with each other.