Are homeplanets affected by high/catastrophic events?

[Shadow1980]

Just to destroy any conlusions you guys have made about this, in our current PBW Game "Shalex" I am playing the Earth Alliance and I have received the "Star Destroyed" event for my Home System. I have an absolutely appauling start position on the map, being cornered and having empty systems next to my home system so I actually only have 2 Systems in total currently. (ouch!)
This is obviously a simultaneous movement game, I am a human player and the event occured in my Homeworld/starting system. I am currently desperately creating 3 fleets to ensure the survival of my race, I am heading to the systems of my allies (far away, so using long range ships with solar collectors)
I was blessed with a Colony research so have the option to colonise the planets that my Ally can't :< A long shot but I hope my empire survives, I am leading majorly in tech's so falling back a few turns with that isn't a big deal. Just need to make replacement mining/refining colonies to support my prometheus light cruisers.

Anyways point being, Human Player homeworlds have NO protection.