Noaxson, situated in the Outer Rim Territories, was a lunar body with a rocky composition. The moon's surface was characterized by sporadic instability and numerous stars that resulted in an unpredictable night cycle. In the time of the war that pitted the First Order against the Resistance, a band of pirates, under the leadership of Algron, had established operations on this moon.
Because of Noaxson's unique characteristics, Finn and Poe Dameron of the Resistance selected it as the location for a training course they designed for Rey, the Jedi trainee. During her attempt to navigate this course, Rey inadvertently stumbled into the pirates' secret base, where Algron identified her and planned to inform the First Order, hoping to collect the reward offered for her capture.