Curious Item

The Curious Item is an item in Astroneer that contains recovered entries from workers on the ESS Elysium attempting to recover the ESS Triton. Each entry is different, some containing dates, others producing error codes before the entry logs.

Source
Curious Items are found on abandoned backpacks around the star system.

Uses
Curious Items may be activated by examining them with the Use Key (default on PC,  on Xbox). Each use of the Curious Item will shoot a beam of light into the sky, spin the star band and create a brief, blinding white light. When the light fades, depending on if it is the first, second or third activation of the item, the star band glows, cracks, or shatters into prismatic, glowing pieces. When used a fourth time, the star band reverts to its original appearance.