Mekoria Quasar
The Mekoria Quasar was a quasar with a high level of energy emissions. In this quasar, there was a protostar with accelerating core gases. 

In 2370, the  was assigned a mission to study the energy output of this quasar. During this mission, Captain Jean-Luc Picard received a priority one message from Admiral Blackwell. She ordered the Enterprise to postpone its mission and proceed to sector 1607 at high warp speed for a rendezvous with the . ()

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Quasars