Aeros

Current view of Aeros (0.990 with Rodrigo's Mod)

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**Aeros**, otherwise known as **Proxima Centauri B** or **Proxima B**, is a temperate terrestrial planet and the closest extrasolar colony world to **Earth** . The planet orbits Proxima Centauri. Currently, it is the official military capital of the Confederacy of Borealis. The planet is where high-ranking generals and admirals meet to discuss strategy, where a large number of ships are stored, and a center for military research and training.

The planet is home to almost 2 trillion individuals, almost all of which are directly related to the military. The planet has little to do with the United Federation of Star Systems, as it is federal territory. The planet is covered in hundreds of artificial environments as well as large server-centers for training in virtual space. Most of the surface of the planet is covered in wild-life from Earth as a way to preserve it.

## Discovery

Aeros was discovered initially in 2013 by Mikko Tuomi of the University of Hertfordshire from archival observation data. To confirm the possible discovery, the European Southern Observatory launched the Pale Red Dot project in January 2016. On 24 August 2016 the team of thirty one scientists from all around the world, led by Guillem Anglada-Escudé of Queen Mary University of London, confirmed the existence of Proxima Centauri B through their research, published in a peer-reviewed article in *Nature.*

## History

The lack of a dust cloud around Aeros' parent star has led some astrophysicists to believe that Aeros is a captured planet.

However, others believe that Aeros formed naturally from a now vanished stellar disc.

Whatever the case is, the planet has been shown to be just over four billion years old. The lack of any asteroids has kept this world from suffering any massive impacts through its history.

Barely two years after the discovery and invention of the first warp propulsion systems in 2331 CE, humans had already begun developing it's first steps to other stars. By 2334, working probes had been sent to Proxima and returned, bearing crucial information for a manned mission to Aeros. The very first set of missions were developed primarily by SpaceX and were titled *Vagi*, named after the Latin root of 'wanderers'.

On December 24, 2331, *Vagi I,* with a 10 man crew including Cassandra Goodman, Vladimir Romanyuk and Rob Dawn, arrived in orbit of Aeros after a half year of travel.

Cassandra Goodman would be the first person to walk on the surface of an extrasolar planet, and Rob Dawn would be the first to publish scientific reports on Aeros, or Proxima B.

The second ship to travel to Proxima B was the *Egeria* which discovered evidence of past life as well as the first extrasolar life form *Alienobacterium proximus*. Ironically, *Egeria* was the first extrasolar starship constructed, but the second launched due to a massive overhaul.

Many more scientific missions continued to Proxima Centauri for the next ten years, developing a major area of scientific study, significantly increasing Humanity's understanding of the universe. With the surprising discovery that Aeros wasn't tidally locked, a colony was established near one of the larger landlocked oceans of the planet.

Upon its initial colonization in 2343, the colonists contacted Terragen who agreed to begin terraforming procedures. Massive amounts of greenhouse gasses were pumped into the atmosphere, melting the massive polar ice caps and sending the water down towards the low lying lands. Genetically engineered lichen and algae were next introduced into the new oceans and they began to pump out oxygen into the atmosphere.

At the same time, nitrogen from nearby extrasolar planets began to be transported in and let loose into the redeveloping atmosphere.

### First Age

Aeros was one of the first Human worlds to join the UFSS in 2345. At the time the surface population lived beneath the domed city of Cassandra's Cove (named after Cassandra Goodman, the first person to step on Aeros and one of the founding colony members) in the northern hemisphere. During humanity's initial expansion throughout the local sector of space, many colonists came and settled in the higher plains of Aeros. The domed cities formed during this time were Vird, Tatir, Jovia, Mint, Mik, Uun and Yiin. Each names were mentioned in the science fiction novel *Transit to Proxima*, a famous novel written in 2359 depicting Proxima as having eight planets, the living one being referred to as Aeros.

By the year 2456, terraforming of Aeros was completed. Each domed city and town destroyed their domes, letting in the fresh clean air of their new atmosphere. This began a second era of expansion across the planet. Many native Aerosians began setting up houses within the newly grown forests, while others, who had just arrived from Earth , expanded upon the cities in an effort to mimic the ever expanding megacities of Earth .

This caused some conflicts between newcomers and those who now considered themselves native. The UFSS sent in teams of peacekeepers to try and mediate between both sides, but the conflicts only got worse. Eventually a full out planetary civil war was declared. It ended abruptly when a nuclear device destroyed the city of Mint. Both sides came together quickly for negotiations and came up with the Mint Pact, an article declaring how much development was off limits to the inhabitants.

### Second Age

With the start of the Eastern Galactic Rebellions, Aeros, which had a population of just under 50 million at the time, attempted to stay out of the newly starting wars that threatened to destabilize the UFSS. However, when the UFSS put pressure on Aeros to militarize, the Aerosian government declared that they were seceding from the Republic and would stay unaligned. They remained unaligned until the end of the age, but did provide sanctuary to those soldiers who needed it.

Due to their independence, they had to quickly militarize in order to keep themselves protected. They mined their planet and created defense grids and orbital weapons to keep any invading forces away.

In 2991, a contingent of UFSS ships entered into the star system, intent on taking control of the planet due to its strategic position near Earth . However, they were surprised by the advanced military technology in orbit. The Battle of Aeros established the planet as a military power to be reckoned with and it was left alone.

### Third Age

With the destruction of the UFSS and the formation of the United Federation of Star Systems, the Aerosian government reached out to the newly formed interstellar government in order to establish a diplomatic tie with the new government. The representatives met on Terrasphere Alpha and negotiated to join the UFSS, and in 3012 they succeeded.

Thanks to trade, the planet became one of the central trading hubs in local space, and its economy shot through the roof over the course of the next few hundred years. Its economy remained strong until 4112 when its entire stock collapsed and they experienced an economic depression. However, by 4212 they'd regained their economic footing, albeit not as strong as it had been. Soon after Aeros was named as the second capital planet of the UFSS.