Saw this on the Cerberus Daily News:
Today,
04/01/2010 - Planet DC1938 Explodes After Core Fusion
“DC1938, a
small garden world circling the red supergiant SM2183 Rua, exploded
today in a rare phenomenon called core fusion. The planet's uranium core
collapsed in on itself, igniting a thermonuclear explosion large enough
to rupture the planet into several pieces. The shock wave and loss of
atmosphere has reportedly killed more than five billion native
inhabitants. There is one known survivor: an infant rocketed from the
planet in an FTL escape pod picked up by the human cruiser MSV Kent. The
inhabitants of the planet, previously unknown to the galaxy, were a
spacefaring race who used crystalline matrices for their computing
needs. The infant has been taken to medical facilities in the local
cluster, where he is breathing gases in a ratio similar to the
atmosphere of his home planet: 65% nitrogen, 20% oxygen, and 15%
krypton.”
Today,
04/01/2010 - Planet DC1938 Explodes After Core Fusion
“DC1938, a
small garden world circling the red supergiant SM2183 Rua, exploded
today in a rare phenomenon called core fusion. The planet's uranium core
collapsed in on itself, igniting a thermonuclear explosion large enough
to rupture the planet into several pieces. The shock wave and loss of
atmosphere has reportedly killed more than five billion native
inhabitants. There is one known survivor: an infant rocketed from the
planet in an FTL escape pod picked up by the human cruiser MSV Kent. The
inhabitants of the planet, previously unknown to the galaxy, were a
spacefaring race who used crystalline matrices for their computing
needs. The infant has been taken to medical facilities in the local
cluster, where he is breathing gases in a ratio similar to the
atmosphere of his home planet: 65% nitrogen, 20% oxygen, and 15%
krypton.”