Our first assignment takes us to a location just outside the Endicor System. Three weeks ago, a runabout (not one of ours) discovered an area of space that the crew referred to as a “Black Nebula”. They reported it to be a relatively small region containing “brilliantly reflective energy particles”. It was unlike anything that they – or Starfleet – have ever seen. Unfortunately, their runabout wasn’t equipped with the scientific equipment necessary to study the phenomena, so the Enterprise has been assigned to that task instead.
We don’t anticipate any trouble; the phenomena is located inside Federation space. We are still close to the Romulan Neutral Zone, though, so caution is still appropriate. Nonetheless, this will be a mission for our varied science departments. The rest of us will have beautiful views to look at while they do their work.
I have not been informed of our ETA, but it should be within a few days.
-Lieutenant Sam Archer
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December 11, 2364 -- (Original Devron Timeline)