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|Deep-space probe with signaling tech that are manufactured by [[Sirius Corporation]] with cooperation from the [[Mars High]] Astrocartography department.  
|Deep-space probe with signaling tech that are manufactured by [[Sirius Corporation]] with cooperation from the [[Mars High]] Astrocartography department.  
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|[[Megaship]]
|Persistent, [[Capital Ship]]
|These show up as a signal source in a star system. They are not displayed in the System Map. Some Megaships can be looted for cargo, data and materials. Check the [[Salvager]] career.
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|[[Powerplay|Military Strike]]
|[[Powerplay|Military Strike]]
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|The rewards here are higher but equally the NPC's are harder than the Nav Beacons. You DO NOT need to join a faction here. You simply target other ships, scan them and if one of them is wanted you take them out and, if they have cargo, steal their haul which you can sell on the black market. These areas, along with Nav Beacons, are full of pirates and bounty hunters. A Resource Extraction Site outside of a planetary ring is far less likely to contain NPCs.
|The rewards here are higher but equally the NPC's are harder than the Nav Beacons. You DO NOT need to join a faction here. You simply target other ships, scan them and if one of them is wanted you take them out and, if they have cargo, steal their haul which you can sell on the black market. These areas, along with Nav Beacons, are full of pirates and bounty hunters. A Resource Extraction Site outside of a planetary ring is far less likely to contain NPCs.
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|[[Rogue Signal Source]]
|[[Event]]
|Visible at a very long distance, up to 3 light-years. These turned into [[Thargoid Maelstrom|Thargoid Maelstroms]].
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|[[Salvageable Wreckage]]
|[[Salvageable Wreckage]]
|[[Event]]
|[[Event]]
|Contains [[Cargo Canister|cargo canisters]] to be salvaged.
|Contains [[Cargo Canister|cargo canisters]] to be salvaged.
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|[[Search and Rescue Patrol]]
| [[Unidentified Signal Source|USS (Unidentified)]]
|A roving ship equipped with a [[Fuel Transfer Limpet Controller]] that will provide fuel for any ship that does not have a full tank.
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|Seeking Foods
|Seeking Foods
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====Non-Human Signal Source====  
====Non-Human Signal Source====  
*Unidentified Signal Sources can become [[Non-Human Signal Source]]s. These usually contain encounters with [[Thargoids|Thargoid]]. Non-Human Signal Sources are most common in the vicinity of the [[Pleiades Nebula]].
*Unidentified Signal Sources can become [[Non-Human Signal Source]]s. These usually contain encounters with [[Thargoids|Thargoid]].


==Notes==  
==Notes==  
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**Weak Signal Source - Implied the presence of a small number of ships. Involved in missions. Often contained NPC smugglers with contraband.
**Weak Signal Source - Implied the presence of a small number of ships. Involved in missions. Often contained NPC smugglers with contraband.
**Strong Signal Source - Implied the presence of a large number of ships. Involved in missions. Often contained NPC pirates and criminals.
**Strong Signal Source - Implied the presence of a large number of ships. Involved in missions. Often contained NPC pirates and criminals.
**Seeking Luxuries - Spawned traders in large freighters who would purchase [[Performance Enhancers]].<ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=110112&p=1718471&viewfull=1#post1718471</ref>
**Seeking Luxuries - Spawned traders in large freighters who would purchase [[Performance Enhancers]].


==Videos==
==Videos==