Search

On the left hand side of the screen, you will see a Small Tab which says search.

You can click on this to find:
 * Player names,
 * Homeplanet name,
 * Current Score and Rank of an Alliance, as well as how many Members the alliance has
 * Alliance Tag
 * Current Score and Rank of a player if they are in the top 1500,
 * Fleet score of an alliance
 * Fleet score of a top 1500 player
 * Research score of an alliance
 * Research score of a top 1500 player and Coordinates of their main planet.

The Search tool is useful for finding out if a player that you want to attack is stronger than you, has a bigger fleet, or belongs to a strong and vengeful alliance. The search tool is also used for searching for an alliance name or tag to make an application to that alliance.