Astra Epsilon 1 - Ascension

On March 17th, 2059, we’re all going to die.

It’s definitely not ideal, but there’s not a lot we can do about it. Our Solar System is going to be totally engulfed in a cloud of space dust. That might not sound bad, but the “dust” is actually composed of moon-sized asteroids. Technically that still fits the definition of space dust. I’m not sure how. But I guess the semantics of the problem aren’t really the main issue at the moment.

The death of every creature in the Solar System is “highly likely,” which is as close as we’re going to get to scientists saying, “everything is definitely going to die.” There are five separate meteors heading toward Earth, and scientists believe that the impact from just one of those can wipe out every living thing on the planet. And that’s just Earth. The same thing is set to hit our other bases across the Solar System. Mars. Our moon. Saturn and Jupiter’s moons. Even the mining station on Pluto will be wiped out.

As depressing as this news is, it has a very faint silver lining. Humanity has had a two-year warning to prep for their imminent destruction. The scientists who identified the dust actually published their study for everyone to read, instead of just telling the