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NASA finally made it. The very first human has just set foot on the surface of our neighbor planet. This is the start of a long research expedition that sent four scientists into space. But the four astronauts of the NASA crew are not the only ones with this destination. The privately financed "Mars for Everyone" initiative has also targeted the Red Planet. Twenty men and women have been selected to live there and establish the first extraterrestrial settlement.

In the year 2031, a robot probe detects traces of biological activity on Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons. This sensational discovery shows that there is indeed evidence of extraterrestrial life. Fifteen years later, a hurriedly built spacecraft sets out on the long journey to the ringed planet and its moon. The international crew is not just facing a difficult twenty-seven months: if the spacecraft manages to make it to Enceladus without incident it must use a drillship to penetrate the kilometer-thick sheet of ice that entombs the moon.

The black monolith on the moon is history—but now a near-Earth asteroid suddenly changes in an unknown and actually impossible way. Once again, a race between nations is set in motion. Will it be possible to avoid the mistakes of the first contact with the phenomenon? Or will the researchers who want to use the black monolith for their own purposes prevail—without having the slightest understanding of its true nature?

After years of hard work, Tyler built his IT Security company into a massive success. He trusted his people and now it was time to enjoy the fruits of that labor. Everything was perfect until an unexpected discovery. Should they go through the Maya portal? Adriana's small diving instruction shop is popular enough with the tourists for her to scrape out a living, but it's not the life she expected. When she got the call, it seemed impossible. Wasn't Xibalbá a myth? In a fantastic world of danger and possibility, two people want to discover the truth, but for entirely different reasons.

No one has ever ventured deeper into space than the astronauts of Shepherd-1. The aim of their mission: to witness the creation of the cosmos and to see who had a hand in it. The answer never reaches Earth. Shepherd-1 looks functional but abandoned. Former crew member Benjamin sets off and sends his consciousness to the spaceship. Although an enemy throws clubs between his legs, he finds the culprit. The fact that there appears to be no remedy whatsoever does not remain his only problem: The ship, which is about to be destroyed, suddenly receives radio signals from interstellar space.

Judith Rosenberg, captain of the spaceship ARES, is under pressure. After the previous mission to Mars crashed, she is supposed to set down the first humans on the Red Planet. Maxim Goncharov, meanwhile, has other problems to contend with. He's in charge of building an international lunar base at the moon's south pole, where the sun almost always shines. But his crew is slowly running out of resources

They have been traveling towards the Andromeda galaxy for thousands and thousands of years. Suddenly, they receive an offer that sounds far too good to refuse. But are they even ready for the big step that actually promises them the fulfillment of all their wishes? Aren't those who want to make it possible perhaps also pursuing their own plans, which will plunge the entire planet into great danger? The Arrival is the conclusion of the Andromeda trilogy.

Nova is a lonely planet. It has been on its way to the Andromeda galaxy for ages. And yet, it is inhabited by people who have never known anything other than the caves beneath the surface that protect them from the vacuum and cosmic radiation. A surprising encounter changes everything. The planet gets visitors who seem to have their own agenda, and are so alien that communication seems futile. But they, too, have unexpected existential problems.

Peter Kraemer, a physics teacher with a passion for astronomy, makes a discovery that he himself can hardly believe: Stars disappear from one day to the next, with nothing left of them. The researchers he contacts provide reassuring and logical explanations for every single case. But when Peter determines that the mysterious process is approaching our home system, he becomes more and more anxious. He alone perceives the looming catastrophe. When he believes he has found a way to avert the impending disaster, he chooses to pull out all the stops.

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.

Two humans and a robot roam the universe in search of castaways. The Majestic Draght, a spaceship built by aliens and controlled by an AI, transports them from system to system at one-fifth the speed of light. But then the ship suddenly - and seemingly unstoppably - accelerates. Has the AI lost control of the propulsion system? Or is the AI pursuing its own plans? The Draght’s new course targets a planet that would not have been the destination of the human-alien crew for a long time: Earth.

In 2014, the ESA spacecraft Rosetta lands a small probe named Philae on 67P, a Jupiter-family comet. The lander goes radio-silent two years later. Suddenly, in 2026, scientists receive new transmissions from the comet. Motivated by findings that are initially sensational but soon turn frightening, NASA dispatches a crewed spacecraft to the comet. But as the ship approaches the mysterious celestial body, the connection to the astronauts soon breaks. Now it seems nothing can be done anymore to stop the looming dark danger that threatens Earth....

The spaceship Majestic Draght reaches a star system whose only planet is bombarded with deadly radiation from its sun. Here, of all places, something happens that should never happen – and the crew sees their only salvation in landing on the mysterious planet orbiting the hostile star.ould have expected ... "The Proxima Logfiles" is a multi-part series based on the "Proxima" Trilogy, but can be listened to independently. "Star Trek" meets "Lost in Space" – reimagined with the scientific and technical realism of hard science fiction.

Luhman 16 is a binary system of brown dwarfs – stars that have failed to ignite the nuclear fusion process inside them. Therefore, the sun never rises on the planets orbiting them. The crew of the spaceship "Majestic Draght", consisting of aliens and humans, must plunge deep into the darkness to help castaways fighting for their lives here, of all places. But then something happens that no one could have expected... "The Proxima Logfiles" is a multi-part series based on the "Proxima Trilogy", but can be listened to independently.

Chronicler Tsai Yini monitors the tachyon communication system, which transmits data faster than the speed of light. When classified results from an astrobiologist's research are leaked to her, she cannot believe what she reads. The report reveals that intelligent life forms exist on a tropical planet in the Gliese system. Their civilization is still in its infancy but revolves around an artifact of unknown origin that seems to influence their body chemistry.

The lost battle of Terra Nova has shown even the biggest skeptics how serious the alien threat really is. The power blocs of the solar system unite for one last cataclysmic showdown. Meanwhile, an unlikely trio races against time to prevent the conflict from reaching Earth. Tsai Yini, the tachyon chronicler, is hoping for help from her father, who has survived a hundred-year journey and seems to have a special relationship with the attackers.

Months after the expedition through the portal, Tyler Drake is still struggling with the gruesome consequences. So the call for help from Mexico comes just in time: Adriana's brother is missing—and seems to have made the journey alone to the world beyond the cave. Another race against time begins—and this time, the team has to contend with not only the dangers of an exotic world but also with terrestrial adversaries and an extraterrestrial threat, the existence of which they never even suspected. Will they succeed in saving not just one boy but an entire world?

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.

An alien being has escaped to Earth. The portal is occupied by American troops, and the only humans who have ever set foot on the alien planet are in CIA custody. To make matters worse, a hostile force is now threatening both Xibalbá and Earth. Can Tyler and Adriana save their new friends on the other side of the portal—and save their home planet from invasion at the same time?

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.