On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 01:01:52PM -0400, Richard Aiken wrote:
> Perhaps - rather than sunlight - the collectors on the Annic Nova are
> collecting and concentrating the ambient luminiferous aether, then using
> this in place of liquid hydrogen to form a jump bubble.

Or they collect solar wind, which for most stars is 90%+ hydrogen.
This is a bit-tongue-in-cheek, since the density is so low that it
would take ridiculously long times to collect macroscopic amounts.

Maybe it collects unobtainium particles.

- Tim