Nephthys was a sinister place ten times the size of the Earth, a dark and cold planet, a vast menacing orb far away from the sun. The ship went into orbit and the computer scanned the surface.
“Absolutely no signs of life,” Hulton said, analyzing the first set of data. “A core of rock and a mantle of ice. Gravity similar to Earth’s despite of the size of the planet. Computer is analyzing the material. The atmosphere consists of a thin envelope of nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide gases, w