Exploration activity has been brought to a near standstill after a data-encrypting firmware bug threatened to compromise recently acquired astronomical data. A spokesperson for Universal Cartographics released the following statement: “Commanders started noting discrepancies between the exploration records stored in their ship systems and their own personal records. When we... Read more

An independent explorer has reported an unusual incident involving a Thargoid vessel, hundreds of light years away from the ongoing invasion. Commander Renia Rakowski told her story to Vox Galactica: “I’d been gathering exploration data for weeks without seeing another soul. Boring, I know, but I like a quiet life.... Read more

*Pilots’ Federation ALERT* Aegis and Universal Cartographics have announced that the project to survey ammonia worlds has ended satisfactorily. Special mention goes to Commander aRadish, Commander Lone WolfPack and Commander T’Verez for their efforts. The exploration initiative was praised by Congressman Tom Gillespie, who oversees Federal contributions to Aegis: “An... Read more

*Pilots’ Federation ALERT* Universal Cartographics has announced a two-week initiative to locate planets with ammonia atmospheres. The survey was outlined by Cynthia Sideris, chairperson of Universal Cartographics: “Aegis has urgently requested an update to our database of terrestrial planets with ammonia atmospheres. It is no coincidence that each Maelstrom is... Read more

*Pilots’ Federation ALERT* A version of the FSS scanning software used to track the Thargoid anomalies has been made available to the Pilots’ Federation. Commanders should experience reduced interference when using the full spectrum system (FSS) scanner to focus on the anomalies. The team leading the development of the software,... Read more

*Pilots’ Federation ALERT* It has been confirmed that the mysterious anomalies known as rogue signal sources are all converging on the core systems. Professor Yaro Kenyatta , a noted academic in astronomy-related fields, has been collaborating with Professor Ishmael Palin and Ram Tah on analysing the unexplained objects. He published... Read more

*Pilots’ Federation ALERT* Full spectrum system (FSS) scanners are being updated with the aim of discovering the nature of the interstellar anomalies. Cynthia Sideris, chairperson of Universal Cartographics, gave this statement to the press: “The scientific community remains fascinated by the phenomena that we have classified as ‘rogue signal sources’.... Read more

*Pilots’ Federation ALERT* Reports from independent explorers indicate that an unusual visual phenomenon has appeared in deep space. A distant point of light, described as a reddish-orange flare with faint radial patterns, has been observed close to the Barnard’s Loop nebula. It is thought to have appeared only recently. Universal... Read more

The location of the first green gas giant ever recorded was a mystery for years, but it has now been found by a community of explorers. Commander Kelly Eldridge initially made the discovery on the 23rd of May 3301, noting that it was “the strangest gas giant I’ve seen so... Read more

*Pilots’ Federation ALERT* A delivery campaign in the HIP 22550 system will help build additional starports for the Marlinist Colonies. First Minister Octavia Volkov delivered this public address: “The Marlinist Colonies were born out of desperation, but we have evolved into a fully fledged society. Emperor Arissa has formally accepted... Read more