Was Unexplained Ion Signature Linked to the Aurora's Disappearence?

An unusual ion signature on the edge of Alterra space has scientists baffled, and some have drawn a connection with a similar echo detected around the time of the Aurora's reported crash landing.

How the two might be connected is an open question, and many in the scientific community maintain they are unrelated, and explained by natural phenomenon, or even Alterra secretly testing new technologies.

Fuel has been added to the fire by Alterra's refusal to release its full data on the Aurora accident, and recent indications from sources that they will be revising up their list of expected casualties, without revealing where this information is coming from.

It has now been months since the Sunbeam went quiet, with no new information. The salvage teams continue their long journey to 4546.