Anomaly

Confounding Cosmic Rays

Rayonnements cosmiques surprenants

Level 5Once per empire

Description

We have detected odd radiation that our Science Officer demands to investigate.

Where to find it

No particular location is required.

Possible outcomes

Rewards read from the event effects. Some depend on conditions (empire type, earlier choices) or on chance.

50% of the time

Fire of the Furnace

Console: event anomaly.4035

Description

We have made an interesting find on …, however it is not related to the … itself. While conducting our usual tests we captured some odd data from a far-off system's star. Its radiation indicates that it is able to fuse together beryllium without spallation; something that should not be possible!

The science team are eager to investigate and have limited the potential stars down to two not-too-distant systems.
Consult the Situation Log for details.

No reward described.

50% of the time

Sins of a Sun

Console: event anomaly.4040

Description

The ionizing radiation on … is off the charts. The … seems to either have been bombarded with nuclear warheads quite recently or been exposed to a concentrated beam of cosmic rays, perhaps from a nearby supernova. How the latter could ever be achieved is beyond Science Officer ….

« Curious. »

  • Modifier: « Irradiated Wasteland »
  • Deposit: blocker Radioactive Wasteland