![]() By then it was still a hundred and thirteen kilometres above the surface of the planet. ![]() It changed from an elongated torpedo shape into a perfect sphere and began executing a pre-computed series of manoeuvres. Travelling at a more leisurely pace of 1,147 kilometres per hour, the vessel smoothly morphed its surface. The glow lasted only a few minutes, flickering out when the ship completed its braking manoeuvre The vessel had been designed to disrupt the air as little as possible, minimising friction with the atmospheric molecules. At the centre of the glow was a spaceship, built by a race of aliens far more advanced than humans. But even if someone looked directly at the red glow with a powerful telescope, they could not possibly see the object that was causing the fiery trail. The sky is a massive place, and at that very moment nobody was looking at that particular spot. High above the Earth, in the very upper reaches of the atmosphere, where the air slowly leaks away into space, a red glow appeared, streaking down through the sky. ![]()
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