ResearchWormholes

Research Wormholes
Solution
Complete the "Wormholes" project when it becomes available.
Description		Resolution
Our interrogation has confirmed it – the Hydra came here through a wormhole. To defeat them, we'll need some idea of how it works.		The Hydra wormhole is, according to our eggheads, something called an "Ellis Drainhole." Up until a month ago they were telling everyone these things couldn't possibly exist, now they're telling us that they do. Whatever. They've given a long techno-babble explanation which is totally useless from a tactical perspective – long story short, they have no idea how it works, they have no idea how the aliens made it, and they have no idea of where to start looking. The one bit of useful information they've come up with is that the two sides of the wormhole are unequal. Mass limits going back through the wormhole are much lower than mass limits coming here. Apart from that all they can tell us is "more research is required." I hate these guys.
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Colonel, we're coming to understand the alien interstellar transport system.
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Interrogate the Captive Hydra And Research Exotics And Research Alien Origin
Can be completed by Project:		Wormholes
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Research Wormholes
Solution
Complete the "Wormholes" project when it becomes available.
Description		Resolution
Our captive made brief mention of a "gate" used by its species. This is evidence in support of the "wormhole theory" as to how the Hydras were able to make the journey across deep space. While a single remark from a single captive is not proof, many of our researchers are keen to begin exploring potential ways by which we might detect a stabilized wormhole joining our solar system to another. If such an object truly exists, it is in all likelihood the heart of the alien offensive against our world.		Our astrophysicists have taken advantage of our Deep Skywatch observatories, as well as some of the new technology available to us, to study the primary alien base in the Kuiper Belt. Their conclusions are unanimous: the Hydra base houses one end of a stable, traversable wormhole. According to our researchers and the data our spacecraft have gathered over the course of this conflict, the alien wormhole can best be modeled as an Ellis Drainhole, a previously-theoretical mathematical construct consisting of a spatial discontinuity in which matter on one side of the wormhole "drains" into its destination. If our models are correct, this means that transporting mass to our solar system requires significantly less energy than sending anything back the other way. Our researchers theorize that the Hydras somehow moved the mouth of the wormhole from its origin in another solar system to here, perhaps by means of a probe or some other ship specialized for interstellar travel. How the Hydra were able to create or move this wormhole is entirely unknown. We believe that Hydra Exotics were involved somehow – Skywatch observatories have confirmed a significant quantity of Exotics near the wormhole's location – but several of our astrophysicists have admitted that truly understanding the wormhole's creation would require a grasp of physics so far beyond our own that it would amount to a new sub-branch of science. In any case, we don't need to know how to make one, we only need to know how to stop it. We are not picking up any similar readings anywhere else, so for now, we are operating on the assumption that this is the only wormhole in our Solar System. If the aliens lose it, their war effort will be crippled.
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Commander, we now know how they've come to our Solar System.
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Interrogate the Captive Hydra And Research Exotics And Research Alien Origin
Can be completed by Project:		Wormholes
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Research Wormholes
Solution
Complete the "Wormholes" project when it becomes available.
Description		Resolution
Our interrogation of our captive has revealed that the Hydras came to our Solar System via a "wormhole." Since any long-term solution to the Hydra problem will require the pacification of those Hydras outside of our Solar System, we should look into the this wormhole's mechanics.		The Hydra wormhole represents a fascinating opportunity. It allows nothing less than direct, immediate access between our Solar System and theirs. While the researchers we have engaged for this project appear excited about the scientific implications, we have endeavored to keep them focused on more practical matters. While the wormhole presumably has some limitations, it is an incredibly powerful tool. Whoever holds the wormhole holds the only practical method of travel between our solar systems. Entire countries on Earth have built their economies on a single naval or land passage – this wormhole is a passage between two entire star systems! The trade value it could generate is literally astronomical. Of course, at present the Hydras control the wormhole, so any potential benefit is moot. Nevertheless, we should work towards securing control over the wormhole at the earliest possible opportunity.
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Comparisons to the Silk Road or Panama Canal seem appropriate.
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Interrogate the Captive Hydra And Research Exotics And Research Alien Origin
Can be completed by Project:		Wormholes
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Research Wormholes
Solution
Complete the "Wormholes" project when it becomes available.
Description		Resolution
Though Rudi has attempted to avoid divulging any sensitive information, certain chance remarks have revealed that the Hydras must be in contact with their leaders on a real-time or near-real-time basis. The presence of Hydra exotics also implies some kind of resupply mechanism. Putting this together with the data we have gathered from our Skywatch programs suggests the existence of some kind of gate within the alien base which the Hydras are using as a reinforcement/supply route.		The Hydras have created an artificial space-time discontinuity, a.k.a. a wormhole, at their base in the Kuiper Belt. In any other circumstance this would revolutionize our understanding of physics and open up new branches of science. In our present situation, it primarily represents a threat: so long as the wormhole is active, the Hydras will be able to continually reinforce their invasion forces. However, the wormhole also represents an opportunity. We could – in theory – take advantage of the Hydra wormhole to contact the Hydra leadership directly. The problems with this plan are obvious and massive. Yet it represents our only reasonable chance of achieving a permanent peace, and there is a new energy and commitment among our personnel. Let us get to work.
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Chancellor, the alien wormhole is a gateway into our Solar System, but we believe the door swings both ways.
Prerequisite Objective(s)
Question the captive Hydra And Research Exotics And Research Alien Origin
Can be completed by Project:		Wormholes
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