Taralas II
An ice giant planet in the Taralas System, which orbits the Zeta Halanet dark matter star and owned by the Hyperion Federation.
Taralas II is very cold as the black hole produces little energy. However, due to the dark matter star it is hotter than one would expect for a world orbiting a black hole. The dark matter star emits primarily gamma rays and antimatter, causing some of the gases of Taralas II to become ionized. However, the planet also contains a number of magnetic monopoles within its atmosphere, but they are not being exploited by the Hyperion Federation. The HSA instead studies the properties of this world (similar with the rest of the system) and have managed to learn a lot from this planet, preserving its value. After they have learned everything they can, the HF would probably launch a full scale effort to exploit it.
In many cases, the ions of the upper atmosphere can interact with magnetic monopoles which are more common in lower layers. These can create large storms which theoretically might be exploitable for energy. Estimates predict a lot of energy could be gained in this way. The HF has never attempted to, instead electing to study them, usually form orbit but often by sending drones to the storm locations to record the conditions from the inside. Orbital laboratories can obtain a surprising amount of information, due to extremely presice scanning equipment which is able to detect even extremely small shifts in the atmosphere.
The planet also has an asteroid ring, but the HF is less interested in that as the scientific oppurtunities are not as significant.
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