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==In Halo==

In the book [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], it is disclosed and revealed that at the core of [[Onyx]], there is a [[Slipspace]] rift that shunts those that pass through it to a structured ''Dyson Sphere'', dubbed beforehand by the Forerunners as a [[Shield World]] [[Installation]]. It is separated from a normal space-time symmetry by advanced Forerunner Slipspace technology. Although [[Dr. Halsey]] calls it the '''Micro Dyson Sphere''', the Sphere is 150 million kilometers (or two astronomical units) in diameter on the inside. The Micro Dyson Sphere's star has a spectra and energy output slightly smaller than the dimensions of [[Sol]]. This was going to be the haven where the [[Forerunners]] were to seek refuge when [[Halo]] activated, but no one knows what went wrong with their alleged plan, as the expanse appeared to be completely deserted when [[UNSC]] forces arrived. In [[Halo 3]], these circumstances were revealed to be the result of the betrayal of the [[Forerunner]] [[AI]] [[Mendicant Bias]], whose defection to the [[Flood]] forced the [[Forerunner]]s to abandon their plans to evacuate into the shield installations.  

The Micro Dyson sphere is located in a ''factually'' compressed Slipstream space. In other terms, any object inside might appear to be a certain size, but inside the Slipstream bubble it is much, much larger. Consequently, they never left [[Onyx]], but simply entered a Slipspace bubble.<ref>{{Quote|"Entirely true," Dr. Halsey said, "but we have not left Onyx."<br>"This is the part I don't get," [[Kelly]] muttered.<br>"The [[Forerunners]]' grasp of Slipspace technology was far more advanced than ours or the Covenant's," [[Dr. Halsey]] explained. "I believe this sphere resides in the center of the planet, encapsulated and protected by a Slipspace bubble of compressed dimensionality."|Halo: Ghosts Of Onyx Pg. 381}}</ref><ref>{{Quote|[[Dr. Halsey]] stared at them and then pushed her glasses farther up the bridge of her nose. "I see. You do understand that while externally, this space may only be a few meters in diameter within the center of [[Onyx]], internally, it's compressed dimensionality gives it a surface area"—she cocked her head, calculating— "many times the surface of the [[Earth]]."|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx Pg 382}}</ref>

[[Image:Shieldogram.png|thumb|right|250px|Diagram of the Shield World in Halo Wars.]]

In [[Halo Wars]], there's also a type of Micro Dyson Sphere. However, this [[Shield World]], as referred to in the game, is vastly different from the [[Onyx]] installation.