Free Research Centers Received?
I had been researching Missile Launcher Reload Rate 3 using a scientist with a Research Admin rating of 20, but only using 4 Research Centers. Other than that, all research centers on Earth were in use. At the time I was both building research centers, transporting some in from a xenoarchaeology dig, and also gathering intel on an alien race I had detected using ELINT modules.
Not sure what the specific trigger was, but in one turn I got notification that I had stolen information on Visible Light Lasers from the alien race, I had either built or transferred an RC to Earth such that 1 inactive research center on Earth was available, and that my team on Earth completed research into Missile Launcher Reload Rate 3. However, when I went to queue my next research project, I found 21 Research Centers available instead of my expected 5 (4 previously use + 1 new RC). Potentially what happened is when the project finished I was given the scientist's fill Research Admin rating of labs in addition to the new one (20 Admin rating + 1 new one). When I queued the next research project using the same 4 labs, that left with with 17 to assign out. DB attached.