title: Beyond The Horizon: Modern Experiments That Confirm A Earth
author: Mike Stars
description: The Author studied Architectural Design and Astronomy as a profession and hobby.
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  Alien From The Stars -- Jean and Jeff Sutton -- (1970) (Version 2002.09.13 --
  Done)
  
  
  ## ONE
  
  
  A VIOLENT WARNING light flashed furiously.
  
  
  The strident voice of a horn blared through the audiocoms. Echoing throughout
  the lower decks and passageways and cavernous quarters of the big ship, the
  horn held the lonely muffled sound of a drum-beat rolling upward from a deep
  well -- a sound heavy with doom.
  
  
  Barlo, the planetary archeologist, reacted swiftly. Empty-handed, he sprang
  toward the door of his small cabin. The long corridor, dimly lit during the
  sleep cycle, was deserted as he burst from his room.
  
  
  A secondary buzzer signaled the beginning of transition from Q space --
  
  
  a warning that the huge Zemm liner faced imminent disaster. The knowledge
  speeded his steps. Racing into an intersecting passageway, he hurriedly
  entered a launch well, slipped through a hatch into a small scout pod, pressed
  a button, and called the ops bridge.
  
  
  "Pods away, pods away." The cri