Aether is a rogue planet in the Dasha region of space. It is the home of the Luminoth. A long time ago, a Leviathan from Phaaze crashed onto the planet, bringing with it pure darkness in the form of the Ing Horde, and the alternate dimension of Dark Aether, which they came from using Light Portals. When the Leviathan created a wormhole to appear near the planet; due to the unstable energy of Aether, the Leviathan ripped open the dark dimension and crashed upon it. In fact, the impact of the meteor was felt in Aether as well. Since splitting with Dark Aether, the planet has become plagued with violent electrical storms in its atmosphere and purple clouds, a direct result of the battle for dominance between the two planets. In addition to creating Dark Aether, the impact left Aether mostly rocky and barren, ruining what had once been a beautiful landscape. A few weeks after the impact, the Luminoth race eventually pulled out of their shelters to see what has happened to the planet, they discovered that the meteor was nowhere to be found. It was eventually restored to light by Samus Aran when she stumbled into the planet a few months later. Some areas of Aether include the Temple Grounds, the Great Temple, Agon Wastes, Torvus Bog, and the Sanctuary Fortress. Since then, aether has returned to a peacefull planet and the federation has helped restore it to it's former glory.