Freelance Report: Out of Reach, Not Out of Mind
Following recent reports of a possible alien wreck in the Pleiades, the Canonn Interstellar Research Group has released further information about the Unknown Probe. Shortly after planetary data was found in the Probe’s tight-beam transmission, a message was sent to the Canonn from a pilot by the name of... Read more
Freelance Report: We Should Have Listened to Dr Lorax
Six months have elapsed since Doctor Elana Lorax warned against the exploitation of the non-human structures commonly called barnacles. In her plea, she noted that aggressive harvesting could jeopardise efforts to produce a viable synthetic alternative to meta-alloys. Despite President Zachary Hudson’s claim that the purpose of the Federal... Read more
Galactic News: United Research Council Programme Postponed
Professor Ray Miller, director of the United Research Council, has announced that the organisation’s proposed research programme will be temporarily delayed. “Following political lobbying form a number of key powers, we have decided to lift the restriction on activity in the Coritab, Darian, Freng and Lunduwalaya systems.” “Unfortunately, this... Read more
Galactic News: United Research Council Announces New Programme
The United Research Council, one of the galaxy’s largest independent scientific organisations, has announced an ambitious new research programme. The programme, which is expected to last approximately six weeks, will initially encompass all systems within a 30 light-year radius of the Coritab, Darian, Freng and Lunduwalaya systems. Other systems... Read more
Galactic News: Mysterious Wreckage Discovered
A pair of independent pilots by the names of Noctrach and Ihazevich has discovered the remains of what appears to be a starship on planet 9a of the Pleiades Sector AB-W B2-4 system. The discovery represents the culmination of a galaxy-wide hunt coordinated by the ‘Granger Gang’ – a... Read more
Galactic News: Explorers Urged to be Cautious
In his keynote speech at a recent conference, Karl Devene, head of the Federal Astrocartography Department, warned would-be explorers of the dangers of venturing into the void: “While there are some very well-organised expeditions, many are poorly prepared and have no goals beyond pursuing ridiculous myths echoing back from... Read more
Freelance Report: Unknown Probe Transmission Decrypted by Canonn
The Canonn Interstellar Research Group has discovered, recorded and translated a tight-beam transmission from an Unknown Probe directed at Merope 5c. Research into the Probes has so far been hindered by their scarcity, but with the increasing number of Probes being found, transmission analysis efforts have ramped up, leading... Read more
Freelance Report: Dr Arcanonn Appeals for Help
The image transmitted by the mysterious Unknown Probes is still a mystery. But while the image occupies his teams, Dr Arcanonn of the Canonn Interstellar Research Group believes there is more to discover about the Probes themselves. The problem is supply. “The only known sources of Unknown Probes are... Read more
Freelance Report: Probe Research Implications
Recent developments in Unknown Probe research have raised concerns among military strategists. Today, Captain Alexis Corvus of Task Force Athena briefed the Imperial Senate on the implications of an offensively deployed Unknown Probe. “The offensive potential of these Probes mustn’t be underestimated. A single fighter with a discovery scanner... Read more
Galactic News: Imperial Campaign Concludes
A spokesperson for Bava Blue Travel Systems has announced that hundreds of independent pilots responded to the recent Imperial appeal for exploration data, delivering large quantities of astronomical information to Bauschinger City in the Bava system. The appeal was part of an Imperial campaign to locate further barnacles, the... Read more