Comment Deflectors? (Score 1) 235
From TFA
As your faster-than-light ship sails through the cosmos, it’s not alone. Although we often think of space as empty, there are loads of high-energy particles shooting through the void. The University of Sydney research [PDF] indicates that these particles are liable to get swept up in the craft’s warp field and remain trapped in the stable bubble.
That's why you have a deflector dish! Don't these guys even _watch_ Star Trek?