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[[File:scanwin_orange.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The scanner window, showing two Cosmic Anomalies and a Cosmic Signature]]

[[Cosmic Anomalies]] (not to be confused with [[Cosmic Signatures]]) are [[exploration]] PvE sites that can be found throughout known space in EVE. They are found using the system scanner, and require no skills to locate, unlike [[Cosmic Signatures]], which require probes and probing skills. Cosmic Anomalies ~~come in s few forms~~: '''Combat Sites''', '''Ore Sites''', and [[Besieged Covert Research Facility|Besieged]], [[Contested Covert Research Facility|Contested]], and the "regular" Covert Research Facilities, the last of which are more commonly referred to as [[Ghost Site|Ghost Sites]].

[[Cosmic Anomalies]] (not to be confused with [[Cosmic Signatures]]) are [[exploration]] PvE sites that can be found throughout known space in EVE. They are found using the [[Scanning#On-board_System_Scanner|system scanner]], and require no skills to locate (unlike [[Cosmic Signatures]], which require probes and probing skills). There are several types of Cosmic Anomalies:

* Combat Sites contain multiple NPC rats to be killed with a combat ship. They come in a variety of difficulties depending on the security level of the space where they are found.

* '''Combat Sites''' contain multiple NPC rats to be killed with a combat ship. They come in a variety of difficulties depending on the security level of the space where they are found.

* Ore sites contain asteroids to be mined for minerals or ice products.

* '''Ore sites''' contain [[Asteroids and Ore|asteroids]] to be mined for minerals or ice products.

* Ghost ~~sites~~ contain several data/relic cans to hack, that explode if the explorer fails the hack. Also, an invisible timer starts on warp-in, and once it is up, indestructible NPC rats will warp in, cause all cans to explode and shoot at the explorer for a while. Tanked ships or "egg-thief" (hacking only one can quickly, then leaving) tactics are recommended. Either analyzer (and its relevant skill) may be used for the hack.

* '''[[Ghost Site|Ghost Sites]]''' (also known as "Covert Research Facilities") contain several data/relic cans to hack, that explode if the explorer fails the hack. Also, an invisible timer starts on warp-in, and once it is up, indestructible NPC rats will warp in, cause all cans to explode and shoot at the explorer for a while. Tanked ships or "egg-thief" (hacking only one can quickly, then leaving) tactics are recommended. Either analyzer (and its relevant skill) may be used for the hack.

* Contested Covert Research Facilities are very similar to the regular Covert Research Facilities contain 1 data/relic can, called a (Faction) Transponder tower, that explodes if the hacking/~~archeology~~ attempt fails. ~~Continuing the similarity with ghost sites~~, there is also a hidden timer (45-60s) after which the tower explodes.

* '''Contested Covert Research Facilities''' are very similar to the regular Covert Research Facilities (Ghost Sites). They contain 1 data/relic can, called a (Faction) Transponder tower, that explodes if the hacking/archaeology attempt fails. Just like Ghost Sites, there is also a hidden timer (45-60s) after which the tower explodes.

* Besieged Covert Research Sites are closer to ~~Combat~~ sites~~: they also contain~~ multiple NPC rats to be killed with a combat ship, ~~but~~ also have a couple of destructible structures with loot: (Faction) Research and trade Hubs and/or Thukker Labs~~, and the loot in general is different to that from regular Combat Sites~~.

* '''Besieged Covert Research Sites''' are closer to combat sites, containing multiple NPC rats to be killed with a combat ship. In addition, they also have a couple of destructible structures with loot: (Faction) Research and trade Hubs and/or Thukker Labs.

==How to Find Cosmic Anomalies==

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==Difficulty and Classification==

~~''WIP Note: until~~ the information here is filled up, the exploration categories table at https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Category:Exploration has links to decent (not guaranteed to be up-to-date either) listings of all the various types of exploration sites, both signatures and anomalies. Evelopedia also has information on the Besieged/Contested sites, but not in those listings apparently.''

{{Work in Progress|Until the information here is filled up, the exploration categories table at https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Category:Exploration has links to decent (not guaranteed to be up-to-date either) listings of all the various types of exploration sites, both signatures and anomalies. Evelopedia also has information on the Besieged/Contested sites, but not in those listings apparently.}}

===Combat sites===

===Combat ~~anomalies~~===

Combat site anomalies are ranked in difficulty by 10 levels, these are:

*(Faction) Burrow / Drone Collection (easiest)

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*(Faction) Sanctum / Drone Horde (hardest)

The rank of the ~~Anomaly~~ you could find depends on the security status of the system you are searching in.

The rank of the anomaly you could find depends on the [[System Security|security status]] of the system you are searching in. Within [[high-sec]] (security status 1.0 to 0.5) the lowest third will be found. [[Low-sec]] (security status of 0.4 to 0.1) contains the mid third of them and the highest third will be found within [[nullsec]].

Within ~~HighSec~~ (~~Security Status~~ 1.0 to 0.5) the lowest third will be found. ~~LowSec~~ (~~Security Status~~ of 0.4 to 0.1) contains the mid third of them and the highest third will be found within ~~NullSec~~.

An anomaly may be further sub-divided into 3 more categories:

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| [[Angel Sanctum]] || [[Blood Sanctum]] || [[Guristas Sanctum]] || [[Drone Horde]] || [[Sansha Sanctum]] || [[Serpentis Sanctum]]

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Note that [[Ghost Site|Ghost Sites]] also appear as Combat Anomaly sites in the scanner output. They are very different, and you should read that page, before even warping to any Combat site with a name starting with Lesser/Standard/Improved/Superior - at the risk of being unexpectedly blown up.

==See Also==

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 [[File:scanwin_orange.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The scanner window, showing two Cosmic Anomalies and a Cosmic Signature]]
-[[Cosmic Anomalies]] (not to be confused with [[Cosmic Signatures]]) are [[exploration]] PvE sites that can be found throughout known space in EVE.  They are found using the system scanner, and require no skills to locate, unlike [[Cosmic Signatures]], which require probes and probing skills.  Cosmic Anomalies come in s few forms: '''Combat Sites''', '''Ore Sites''', and [[Besieged Covert Research Facility|Besieged]], [[Contested Covert Research Facility|Contested]],  and the "regular" Covert Research Facilities, the last of which are more commonly referred to as [[Ghost Site|Ghost Sites]].
+[[Cosmic Anomalies]] (not to be confused with [[Cosmic Signatures]]) are [[exploration]] PvE sites that can be found throughout known space in EVE. They are found using the [[Scanning#On-board_System_Scanner|system scanner]], and require no skills to locate (unlike [[Cosmic Signatures]], which require probes and probing skills). There are several types of Cosmic Anomalies:
-* Combat Sites contain multiple NPC rats to be killed with a combat ship. They come in a variety of difficulties depending on the security level of the space where they are found.
+* '''Combat Sites''' contain multiple NPC rats to be killed with a combat ship. They come in a variety of difficulties depending on the security level of the space where they are found.
-* Ore sites contain asteroids to be mined for minerals or ice products.
+* '''Ore sites''' contain [[Asteroids and Ore|asteroids]] to be mined for minerals or ice products.
-* Ghost sites contain several data/relic cans to hack, that explode if the explorer fails the hack. Also, an invisible timer starts on warp-in, and once it is up, indestructible NPC rats will warp in, cause all cans to explode and shoot at the explorer for a while. Tanked ships or "egg-thief" (hacking only one can quickly, then leaving) tactics are recommended. Either analyzer (and its relevant skill) may be used for the hack.
+* '''[[Ghost Site|Ghost Sites]]''' (also known as "Covert Research Facilities") contain several data/relic cans to hack, that explode if the explorer fails the hack. Also, an invisible timer starts on warp-in, and once it is up, indestructible NPC rats will warp in, cause all cans to explode and shoot at the explorer for a while. Tanked ships or "egg-thief" (hacking only one can quickly, then leaving) tactics are recommended. Either analyzer (and its relevant skill) may be used for the hack.
-* Contested Covert Research Facilities are very similar to the regular Covert Research Facilities contain 1 data/relic can, called a (Faction) Transponder tower, that explodes if the hacking/archeology attempt fails. Continuing the similarity with ghost sites, there is also a hidden timer (45-60s) after which the tower explodes.
+* '''Contested Covert Research Facilities''' are very similar to the regular Covert Research Facilities (Ghost Sites). They contain 1 data/relic can, called a (Faction) Transponder tower, that explodes if the hacking/archaeology attempt fails. Just like Ghost Sites, there is also a hidden timer (45-60s) after which the tower explodes.
-* Besieged Covert Research Sites are closer to Combat sites: they also contain multiple NPC rats to be killed with a combat ship, but also have a couple of destructible structures with loot: (Faction) Research and trade Hubs and/or Thukker Labs, and the loot in general is different to that from regular Combat Sites.
+* '''Besieged Covert Research Sites''' are closer to combat sites, containing multiple NPC rats to be killed with a combat ship. In addition, they also have a couple of destructible structures with loot: (Faction) Research and trade Hubs and/or Thukker Labs.
 ==How to Find Cosmic Anomalies==
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 ==Difficulty and Classification==
-''WIP Note: until the information here is filled up, the exploration categories table at https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Category:Exploration has links to decent (not guaranteed to be up-to-date either) listings of all the various types of exploration sites, both signatures and anomalies. Evelopedia also has information on the Besieged/Contested sites, but not in those listings apparently.''
+{{Work in Progress|Until the information here is filled up, the exploration categories table at https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Category:Exploration has links to decent (not guaranteed to be up-to-date either) listings of all the various types of exploration sites, both signatures and anomalies. Evelopedia also has information on the Besieged/Contested sites, but not in those listings apparently.}}
+===Combat sites===
-===Combat anomalies===
 Combat site anomalies are ranked in difficulty by 10 levels, these are:
 *(Faction) Burrow / Drone Collection (easiest)
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 *(Faction) Sanctum / Drone Horde (hardest)
-The rank of the Anomaly you could find depends on the security status of the system you are searching in.
+The rank of the anomaly you could find depends on the [[System Security|security status]] of the system you are searching in. Within [[high-sec]] (security status 1.0 to 0.5) the lowest third will be found. [[Low-sec]] (security status of 0.4 to 0.1) contains the mid third of them and the highest third will be found within [[nullsec]].
-Within HighSec (Security Status 1.0 to 0.5) the lowest third will be found. LowSec (Security Status of 0.4 to 0.1) contains the mid third of them and the highest third will be found within NullSec.
 An anomaly may be further sub-divided into 3 more categories:
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 | [[Angel Sanctum]] || [[Blood Sanctum]] || [[Guristas Sanctum]] || [[Drone Horde]] || [[Sansha Sanctum]] || [[Serpentis Sanctum]]
 |}
-Note that [[Ghost Site|Ghost Sites]] also appear as Combat Anomaly sites in the scanner output.  They are very different, and you should read that page, before even warping to any Combat site with a name starting with Lesser/Standard/Improved/Superior - at the risk of being unexpectedly blown up.
 ==See Also==