The Coil

The Coil is an electric phenomenon that exists in the unusually dense [asteroid cluster](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/tag/asteroid-cluster) that closely orbits the white dwarf Odin. Scientists speculate that the Coil phenomenon was created in the aftermath of the star Odin's collapse into a white dwarf. Sometimes called a storm in space, the Coil manifests as lightning bolts that jump from asteroid to asteroid. Lightning from the Coil has been known to destroy spacecraft.