The Borg's actions resemble the swarming behavior of insects. In fact, that's what they were originally supposed to be, but budget constraints forced the production team to create Borg robots instead.

Although serious fans already knew Uhura's first name was Nyota, it was first acknowledged on screen in Star Trek (2009).

On impulse drive, it would take 400,000 years for the Enterprise to cross the galaxy.

In the DVD commentary for Star Trek (2009), director J.J. Abrams says Quinto was so terrible at the salute that his fingers had to be glued together.

DeForest Kelley refused to deliver his catchphrase "He's dead, Jim" after Spock's death, feeling the line was too glib for the important moment, which is why Scotty says, "He's dead already" instead.

Walter Koenig portrayed Chekov in the second and third seasons of the original Star Trek series.

In "The Lorelei Signal", a 1973 episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series, Uhura takes control of the ship when the male officers fall victim to a species of sirens and leads an all-female rescue party.

Reed is allergic to dust mites, oak pollen, tropical grasses, and various plant enzymes, including bromelin, which, ironically, is found in pineapple, his favorite food.

Annika Hansen, later known as Seven of Nine, was assimilated by the Borg at age six, along with her parents. She was later liberated by the crew of the USS Voyager.

Pavel Chekhov's Starfleet serial number was 656-5827D, a fact he revealed in multiple TOS episodes, as well as The Voyage Home.