Black Star

"Are we in orbit captain?"

"Yes, we are Mr. James. And I would like you to explain why the ships' AI shut down all exterior cameras and ports?"

"Now we're here, of course I can!" Torodo James beamed. "We're currently in orbit around a Black Star. A very rare star. Its total light output is in the far Ultraviolet. So, to our eyes at least, it's black."

"Well, that explains the SPF joke the AI made. And why the radiation shielding on the port side is taking such a massive hammering. Mr. Yomata, you'd better start our spit roast rotation."