Discovered floating out in the depths of space, a small cargo ship spotted this unknown source of energy emitting from a tiny point that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. On closer inspection they found that the sphere itself seemed to move on its own as objects got close to it. With lack of better judgment, they ended up guiding it into the cargo bay.
Once they brought it onto the ship, all the electronics started to surge. Everything was getting too much power pushed into it. Lights brightened until they burst, computer modules overloaded, and the life support system burnt itself out prematurely. The crew dying shortly after.
The mysterious anomaly now rests inside this machine as it emits endless energy, powering Atlas II. A structure that holds an entire entire civilization inside it, being used as a place of refuge as the people take safe haven from the Maw, an ever consuming alien race, plaguing the void as they feed and spread.