Graviton ellipse

A graviton ellipse is a stable pocket of space, surrounded and moved by an elliptical gravimetric distortion perimeter.

This phenomenon travels through subspace, emerging into normal space only when in proximity of objects that emit electromagnetic energy, such as spacecraft and certain asteroids. Even when it finds something of attraction, it can only stay in normal space for a few hours' time, at most. The phenomenon itself generates an electromagnetic radiation field, with levels that are dangerous to humanoids. The electromagnetic field of the ellipse is drawn to, and acts like a magnet towards, objects that emit the same type of energy. Ellipses also emit Level 9 gravimetric distortions though subspace, creating heavy turbulence.

If a starship happens to be the target of attraction, the gravimetric distortions are usually severe enough to disrupt or keep a warp field from being produced, and the ship would additionally experience a power drain. Of course, the closer to the graviton ellipse an object happens to be, the higher the effects, and the higher the levels of stress on that object. As the anomaly changes direction or overtakes/consumes its attractive target, it discharges gravimetric surges, which travel outward, reaching distances of thousands of miles away.

In the center of the graviton ellipse is something storm chases colloquially call "the eye of the storm." The core is void of any gravimetric distortions, and is calm and cool, with one recorded temperature of -260 C.

Graviton ellipses have been observed only a handful of times.