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Nel 2005 la sonda robot "Huygens" atterra sulla luna di Saturno Titano. Quarant’anni dopo un radiotelescopio riceve dalla lontana luna dei segnali che possono provenire solo da quel lander dimenticato da tempo. Nello stesso momento una spedizione ritorna dalla vicina luna Encelado. Quando l’equipaggio atterra su Titano trova un pericoloso segreto che potrebbe mettere a rischio il loro ritorno sulla Terra. Nel frattempo su Encelado è iniziata una corsa mortale che nessuno pensava fosse possibile, e il suo esito potrà dipendere solamente dagli astronauti al momento bloccati su Titano.

L’ambiente su Io, la luna di Giove, è estremamente ostile. Ci sono torrenti di lava bollente, mari di zolfo incandescenti e frequenti eruzioni vulcaniche che sembrano venire direttamente dall’Inferno di Dante, oltre al costante bombardamento di radiazioni e una temperatura superficiale di meno 180 gradi Celsius. Potrebbe davvero nascondersi su questo satellite una gran minaccia per l’intera umanità? Questo sembra essere il contenuto di un sorprendente messaggio inviato dalla creatura aliena scoperta su Encelado.

Nell’anno 2031 una sonda robot rileva tracce di attività biologica su Encelado, una delle lune di Saturno. Questa scoperta sensazionale è una prova evidente di vita extraterrestre. Quindici anni dopo una navicella costruita in fretta e furia parte per il lungo viaggio verso il pianeta ad anelli e la sua luna. L’equipaggio internazionale non dovrà solamente affrontare ventisette mesi difficili: una volta raggiunto Encelado senza incidenti, dovrà salire a bordo di un altro veicolo per penetrare il chilometrico strato di ghiaccio che avvolge la luna.

Rom, 208 v. Chr. – Die Asche der Ewigen Stadt verdunkelt den Himmel. Zwei Jahre nach dem ersten Kontakt scheint der Frieden trügerisch. Während Rom versucht, die Wunden der Punischen Kriege zu heilen, kehren die Fremden zurück – diesmal nicht als einzelne Beobachter, sondern übermächtig. Mit einer Feuerkraft, mit der es selbst Jupiter und Mars nicht aufnehmen können, legen sie die Foren und Tempel in Schutt und Asche. Archimedes, gezeichnet von den vergangenen Kämpfen, erkennt, dass Logik allein nicht mehr ausreicht.

Three fugitives on a mission in which death would be a happy ending. A client who is amazed at the sheer size of his own plan. A destination where few humans have ever set foot. A retiree who holds the salvation of the world in her hands. Möbius 3 is the culmination of the trilogy that began deep in an Icelandic volcano and in a Princeton University basement...or is it? When the past swiftly becomes the future, the future no longer offers a safe haven.

It is 2056. Mathematics professor Elisabeth Gabai is fascinated by multi-dimensional forms that have no equivalent in reality. Then, her boss sends her to the site of an artifact that might have come straight from her theories—or from the technology of an advanced civilization. Twenty-eight years earlier, physicist Max Webber is hell-bent on improving Einstein’s theories of relativity. His latest concept seems flawless, except it predicts the end of humanity. The extinction of Earth can only be prevented if Max can locate a multi-dimensional object.

Max and Liz have escaped the mysterious time phenomenon by traveling to the Mars colony, which promises a whole new, exciting, and secure life. But they've left behind someone important to them. Should they embark on a journey from which no one has ever returned? And why does everyone seem to put obstacles in their way even as they try? The physicist and the mathematician must contend with forces that cannot be swayed by logical arguments while time, at an accelerating pace, is running out for their friend on Earth.

Is our sun behaving differently from other stars? When an amateur astronomer discovers something strange on telescopic solar pictures, an explanation must be found. Is it merely artifact? Or has he found something totally unexpected? An expert international crew is hastily assembled, a spaceship is speedily repurposed, and the foursome is sent on the ride of their lives. What challenges will they face on this spur-of-the-moment mission to our central star?  

Late in the 21st century, Earth receives what looks like an urgent plea for help from planet Proxima Centauri b in the closest star system to the Sun. Astrophysicists suspect a massive solar flare is about to destroy this heretofore-unknown civilization. Earth's space programs are unequipped to help, but an unscrupulous Russian billionaire launches a secret and highly-specialized spaceship to Proxima b, over four light-years away.

There is a huge, bold black streak in the sky. Branches appear out of nowhere over North America, Southern Europe, and Central Africa. People who live beneath The Rift can see it. But scientists worldwide are distressed - their equipment cannot pick up any type of signal from it. The rift appears to consist of nothing. Literally. Nothing. Nada. Niente. Most people are curious but not overly concerned. The phenomenon seems to pose no danger. It is just there. Then something jolts the most hardened naysayers, and surpasses the worst nightmares of the world's greatest scientists.

Alone and desperate, Eve sits in the control center of an alien structure. She has lost the other members of the team sent to explore exoplanet Proxima Centauri b. By mistake she has triggered a disastrous process that threatens to obliterate the planet. Just as Eve fears her best option may be a quick death, a nearby alien life form awakens from a very long sleep. It has only one task: to find and neutralize the destructive intruder from a faraway place.

A mysterious object threatens to destroy our solar system. The survival of humankind is at risk, but nobody takes the warning of young astrophysicist Maribel Pedreira seriously. At the same time, an exiled crew of outcasts mines for rare minerals on a lone asteroid. When other scientists finally acknowledge Pedreira's alarming discovery, it becomes clear that these outcasts are the only ones who may be able to save our world, knowing that the Hole hurtles inexorably toward the sun.

An intelligent robot and two young people explore Proxima Centauri b, the planet orbiting our nearest star, Proxima Centauri. Their ideas about the mission quickly prove grossly naïve as they venture about on this planet of extremes....

A planet in the endless emptiness of space, far from the warmth of any sun. And yet there are people who populate its vast caverns, living, working and loving. Since time immemorial, they have been on course for Andromeda, the neighboring galaxy of the Milky Way. This is the prophecy of the ancients, the one goal that unites them all, their cult. But then the unthinkable happens: the journey stops because the planet enters the orbit of a mysterious object that can't be seen in any telescope.

After a long journey to Saturn’s moon Enceladus, spaceship ILSE is on its way back to Earth, carrying crucial cargo. The crew is exhausted and wants nothing more than a quick return home. Suddenly, a chain of malfunctions puts the expedition in peril. The difficulties appear to be related to planet Jupiter, whose orbit they are crossing. Is it the giant planet itself that won’t let these travelers pass? ILSE’s crew is heading toward catastrophe as an unknown power is forging plans designed to influence the future of human civilization.

Talut Forest is a lumberjack on Terra Nova, where life thrives in the crowns of trees twenty kilometers high. After a mistake at work costs him his job, Talut has no choice but to sign up for a suicide mission. The aim of the mission? To investigate an artifact on the unexplored surface, where deep darkness reigns. But when the mission spirals into chaos from the start, Talut's fight to see his family again turns into a battle for the fate of the entire human race.

Die Venus ist ein lebensfeindlicher Planet, bedeckt von aktiven Vulkanen. Trotzdem startet die NASA eine Expedition, die nach Leben suchen soll, denn die dichten Wolken der heißen Schwester der Erde könnten dafür gute Bedingungen bieten. Ein speziell entwickeltes Airship dient den vier Astronauten als Forschungsplattform. Doch dann entdecken sie auf der glühenden Oberfläche gefährliche Aktivitäten, für die es nur eine Erklärung geben kann: Dort muss eine hoch entwickelte Lebensform am Werk sein.

The Majestic Draght reaches a planet that could be a younger sibling of Earth’s sun. The Grosnops are looking for a second home, while the small human crew plans an experiment: How quickly does terrestrial life adapt to this alien environment? The experiment seems to fail - but then a crew member is kidnapped by strangers, and the intriguing exploration turns into a dramatic rescue mission. "The Proxima Logfiles" is a multi-part series based on the "Proxima Trilogy", but can be listened to independently.

2099. Steve Knight, Commander der Mondbasis der NASA, steht vor seiner Ablösung. Das Shuttle, das ihn nach Hause bringen soll, wartet bereits - da verschwindet die Erde vom Himmel. Weder die NASA-Crew noch die Besatzungen der anderen Mondbasen wissen, was passiert ist. Zusammen bilden sie eine vierzigköpfige Schicksalsgemeinschaft - und schnell wird klar, dass die Ressourcen nur für das Überleben von zehn Menschen reichen werden. Sie stehen vor einer schwierigen Wahl: sich gegenseitig umzubringen - oder alle gemeinsam zu sterben.

Verhält sich die Sonne anders als vergleichbare Sterne? Als Astronomen auf Teleskopbildern eine seltsame Entdeckung machen, scheinen sie eine Erklärung für das Rätsel der Sonne gefunden zu haben. Was genau es ist, kann jedoch nur eine erfahrene Crew herausfinden. Vier Menschen machen sich auf den Weg und wissen genau: Was vor ihnen liegt, ist nicht nur bedeutsam für die Vergangenheit, sondern vor allem auch für die Zukunft der gesamten Menschheit. Hard Science Fiction. Alles, was der Autor beschreibt, könnte genau so Wirklichkeit werden.