Main article: Planet The planets of Stanton.Ī planet is an object that orbits one or more stars, is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared most of its orbit of other astronomical objects. Many systems are connected to one another by jump points of varying sizes, allowing for interstellar travel between systems in ships equipped with a jump drive. There are also two other categories of system affiliation - developing and unclaimed.

There are 4 main factions that claim ownership over these systems: the United Empire of Earth, the Vanduul, the Xi'an Empire, and the Banu Protectorate. Main article: System A galactic map of known systemsĪ system (short for planetary system) consists of one or more non-stellar objects that orbit one or more gravitational governors (such as stars or black holes).