Jul-388 4k Today

“Is that a…?” Commander Rian Kade muttered, his voice barely a whisper.

The probe, named Echo , slipped out of the docking bay and floated toward the dodecahedron. As it approached, the facets of the object rippled like water, and the 4K feed began to resolve ever finer details. The surface wasn’t solid; it was composed of a lattice of nanoscopic filaments that glowed with a soft, violet hue. JUL-388 4K

“Commander, you need to see this,” she said, tapping a few keys. A live feed blossomed across the main screen. “Is that a…