Dec 00 - Jan 01

Astronomical Feature of the Month
MONOLITHS

"Nothing is more precious than Mind, Starchild. Remember that."

   Life has arisen on millions of worlds across the galaxy. Given even the slightest opportunity, biological chemicals will quickly form and replicate into every possible niche. Intelligence however, is much rarer. It must be nurtured and aided whenever found, in even the most rudimentary form. This is the purpose of the Monolith.
   Autonomous Survey Vessel 112439 passed through star system 416525636 and discovered eight major planets with advanced life forms on the third planet and primitive forms on or orbiting two others. One species on the third planet was determined to have potential as a Candidate Species and Monoliths were placed beside several colonies. The Monoliths followed standard procedure 749, evaluating and boosted members of the Species. They increased individual’s cognitive, spatial, imaginative, and memory capabilities, restructuring their brains and genetic code so the changes would be hereditary. Life on one satellite of the largest gas giant planet was classified as Potential, but the energy supply for the moon was found to be too low to allow advanced development.
   After boosting the Candidate Species, one Monolith was placed on the satellite of the third planet, keyed to the natural light frequency pattern of the primary star, given a large magnetic field, then buried. The Monolith was set to record electromagnetic emissions from the planet and upon first exposure to the star’s light, transmit its data in a traceable signal to a second Monolith orbiting the largest planet in the solar system. The second Monolith was given the dual task of acting as a hub point for a wormhole tunnel for the first visitor from the third planet and as a mass duplicator to initiate fusion implosion of the large planet to increase the ambient energy for any Potential species on the moon - after connecting to the tunnel.
   Monoliths store data in lattices of quantum fluctuations and are constructed of exotic matter neutrons fused into a single atomic unit. The size will vary depending upon the data storage requirements and function but the ratio of dimensions must remain 1:4:9. Monoliths are capable of telepathic communication, matter manipulation, data storage, wormhole anchoring, rapid duplication, energy projection, and much more. They derive power from zero point energy of quantum space and are the most powerful tool left behind by the Creators.

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