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# Glossary

**Signal** — one attempt to scan the field for an asteroid. You get 5 per day.

**Scan / Hunt** — spending a signal to search the void.

**Discovery** — the moment a scan reveals an asteroid; also the instant reward you get for finding it.

**Rarity** — an asteroid's class: Empty, Common, Rare, Epic, Legendary, or Genesis.

**Scanner** — your account upgrade path; a free Scanner finds Common, and each level from 1 up opens rarer tiers and raises the *probability* of finding them.

**Research** — spending ASTRO on a specific asteroid to raise its daily income (up to +50%). Burns ASTRO.

**Portfolio** — your collection of found asteroids that mine ASTRO for you (1 active earner on a free Scanner, up to 50 from Level 1).

**Buffer** — each asteroid's storage; fills up, then pauses until you Collect.

**ASTRO** — the in-game currency. 1 ASTRO ≈ $0.001. Earned by finding and holding asteroids, spent on Research.

**Genesis** — the rarest, highest-value asteroid tier. Time-gated; reachable from a Level 1 Scanner up (a free Scanner finds only Common).

**Explorer Points** — earned via Research; determine your leaderboard rank.

**Founder Shiba** — the free, exclusive mascot claimable only during the Founder Phase.

**Ambassador** — a manually granted profile with higher referral rates (10/6/3). Not purchasable.

**Active referral** — a referred friend who has spent $50+; counts toward your Explorer Network bonus (find-chance boost).

**Upgrade commission** — the ASTRO you earn when your referrals buy Scanner upgrades (8/4/2 standard, 10/6/3 ambassador), paid on top by the game.

**Explorer Network bonus** — a find-chance boost (up to +5%) based on your number of active referrals.


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