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As of [[2490]], human-controlled space encompassed around 800 colonized sites, including planets, moons, [[asteroid]]s and various other outposts. The colonies ranged from heavily-populated and economically, politically and strategically significant worlds to struggling pioneer outposts which could barely sustain 10,000 colonists. Some worlds were [[terraforming|terraformed]] to greater degrees than others depending on the local conditions and presence of indigenous life.<ref name="enc43">''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 43 (2011)</ref> Many of the colonies were firmly under the influence of the UEG with some seeking to secede from humanity's empire.<ref name="xboxhalo">[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm ''Xbox.com:'' Halo Storyline] (Defunct, Copy on [http://halo.bungie.org/misc/mstimeline2.html HBO Forums], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080424150226/www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm Wayback Machine], and [[Archive:Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Halopedia]])</ref> The worlds are generally divided among the stable [[Inner Colonies]] and the more numerous and restless [[Outer Colonies]], and are highly diverse in terms of [[Human culture|culture]]; some worlds have their foundations in the cultural heritage of a single [[National government|Earth nation]], while others have more varied population bases.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Page=61-62}} After the [[Human-Covenant War]], some worlds became even more heterogeneous with the emigration of former [[Covenant]] client species to the human sphere.<ref>''Halo: Nightfall'' - Chapter One</ref> | As of [[2490]], human-controlled space encompassed around 800 colonized sites, including planets, moons, [[asteroid]]s and various other outposts. The colonies ranged from heavily-populated and economically, politically and strategically significant worlds to struggling pioneer outposts which could barely sustain 10,000 colonists. Some worlds were [[terraforming|terraformed]] to greater degrees than others depending on the local conditions and presence of indigenous life.<ref name="enc43">''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 43 (2011)</ref> Many of the colonies were firmly under the influence of the UEG with some seeking to secede from humanity's empire.<ref name="xboxhalo">[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm ''Xbox.com:'' Halo Storyline] (Defunct, Copy on [http://halo.bungie.org/misc/mstimeline2.html HBO Forums], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080424150226/www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm Wayback Machine], and [[Archive:Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Halopedia]])</ref> The worlds are generally divided among the stable [[Inner Colonies]] and the more numerous and restless [[Outer Colonies]], and are highly diverse in terms of [[Human culture|culture]]; some worlds have their foundations in the cultural heritage of a single [[National government|Earth nation]], while others have more varied population bases.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Page=61-62}} After the [[Human-Covenant War]], some worlds became even more heterogeneous with the emigration of former [[Covenant]] client species to the human sphere.<ref>''Halo: Nightfall'' - Chapter One</ref> | ||
The Inner Colonies encompassed a region of space in at least a 10.5 light-year three-dimensional radius from Earth. Beyond that were the Outer Colonies. Other colonies were established even further - [[Coral]], at 42 light-years;<ref>''[[I Love Bees]]''</ref> and [[Madrigal]], the most distant known colony, which lay in the [[23 Librae]] system, 83.7 light-years from Earth.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]|Chapter=??}} Despite its relatively short distance from Earth, at approximately 12 lightyears, Harvest was considered the furthest Outer Colony in 2525, at six weeks of Slipspace travel away from Madrigal and two months from Reach.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Chapter=??}} Despite its relative scale, humanity's empire takes up only a minuscule portion of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy itself, all human-colonized systems existing within a bubble of 100 light-years around [[Sol]] in contrast to the overall scale of the galaxy which is 100,000 light-years in diameter.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE_O_it1Q5k&feature=youtu.be&list=LLbSxPVLFiz6nKrzQXOz2NRw&t=857 An Inside Look at Halo: Warfleet – A Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]. "...do we also wanna have a map of UNSC space that's more centralized on Sol? Maybe shows like, you know, a hundred light year radius around Earth."</ref>{{Ref/Note|All identified real-world stars housing human colonies are within dozens of light-years of Sol. The original edition of ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' suggested that humanity had colonized the [[Beta Centauri]] system, which is 350 light-years away. The 2010 reprint removed the reference to Beta Centauri, evidently because of the distance being deemed too long for the system to be feasible as a human colony. Therefore it can be assumed that all human-colonized systems are closer to Sol than Beta Centauri's 350 light-years.}} However, humans often use the word "galaxy" in colloquial speech when describing humanity's sphere of influence.<ref>''[[Hunt the Truth]]''</ref> | The Inner Colonies encompassed a region of space in at least a 10.5 light-year three-dimensional radius from Earth. Beyond that were the Outer Colonies. Other colonies were established even further - [[Coral]], at 42 light-years;<ref>''[[I Love Bees]]''</ref> and [[Madrigal]], the most distant known colony, which lay in the [[23 Librae]] system, 83.7 light-years from Earth.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]|Chapter=??}} Despite its relatively short distance from Earth, at approximately 12 lightyears, Harvest was considered the furthest Outer Colony in 2525, at six weeks of Slipspace travel away from Madrigal and two months from Reach.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Chapter=??}} Despite its relative scale, humanity's empire takes up only a minuscule portion of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy itself, all human-colonized systems existing within a bubble of 100 light-years around [[Sol]] in contrast to the overall scale of the galaxy which is 100,000 light-years in diameter.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE_O_it1Q5k&feature=youtu.be&list=LLbSxPVLFiz6nKrzQXOz2NRw&t=857 An Inside Look at Halo: Warfleet – A Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]. "...do we also wanna have a map of UNSC space that's more centralized on Sol? Maybe shows like, you know, a hundred light year radius around Earth."</ref>{{Ref/Note|All identified real-world stars housing human colonies are within dozens of light-years of Sol. The original edition of ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' suggested that humanity had colonized the [[Beta Centauri]] system, which is 350 light-years away. The 2010 reprint removed the reference to Beta Centauri, evidently because of the distance being deemed too long for the system to be feasible as a human colony. Therefore it can be assumed that all human-colonized systems are closer to Sol than Beta Centauri's 350 light-years.}} However, humans often use the word "galaxy" in colloquial speech when my balls hurt! | ||
describing humanity's sphere of influence.<ref>''[[Hunt the Truth]]''</ref> | |||
The following is a list of all populated star systems in human space with a known stellar location, categorized in relation to how distant they are from Sol in light-years: | The following is a list of all populated star systems in human space with a known stellar location, categorized in relation to how distant they are from Sol in light-years: | ||