University Base, the University of Planet, M.Y. 2282
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As of yesterday top University researchers led by Academician Prokhor Zakharov himself have announced to the entirety of Chiron the nature of the discoveries recently made at University Base. The researchers have finally discerned the true nature of the "Manifolds", alien structures that were once centers of Progenitor research co-ordination, and how to extract the Progenitor knowledge inside them. Research had begun long before the Sith War and even slightly before the relatively recent construction of the Hunter-Seeker Algorithm, but the developments were stalled until recently. In any case, the "Sixth Manifold", more often referred to as "Manifold Six", is the Manifold that resides in University territory on Chiron and was what led to the invasion by the two Progenitor factions, seeking to harness Manifold Six for their own purposes. But now it is ours and the vast quantities of information that lies inside is ours for the taking. Although the information is still being currently extracted and translated from the Progenitor language, top researchers suspect that the technology inside will be able to bring us to the level at which we are capable of faster than light travel like the rest of the spacefaring races in the galaxy (the Rutians, the Burnites, and the Rheans), although they expect that we will still be far behind in terms of large-scale engineering like the other races are capable of. Academician Zakharov has also announced that he is currently speaking with Brother Lal, Lady Diedre, CEO Morgan, and tentatively Colonel Santiago on releasing the technology on a wider level. A few have joked that the only reason anyone is bothering to negotiate is that it's now too hard to steal it from the University network. Still, what happens in the next few days is likely to affect Chiron and even the galaxy for years.