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  • Star Trek: Discovery has revealed the source of the dilithium shortage. 1 / 8

    Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 premiere

  • Scarcity came from the Federation hosting too many planets. 2 / 8

  • At its peak, Starfleet consisted of 350 planets. 3 / 8

  • That made supplies run low on the essential mineral. 4 / 8

  • This shortage caused Starfleet to research alternate forms of travel. 5 / 8

    Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham in Star Trek: Discovery Season 3

  • "The Burn" then happened, dwindling supplies even further. 6 / 8

  • It's a valuable clue into finding out what caused "The Burn." 7 / 8

    Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 premiere

  • New episodes of Star Trek: Discovery drop Thursdays on CBS All Access. 8 / 8