Europa — Richard Flunker

After billions on Earth witnessed the arrival of an alien vessel in the solar system, they watched with relief and curiosity as the craft crashed on the Jovian moon of Europa. On the brink of World War III, America has sent a team of scientists and engineers to the far away frozen moon in hopes of being the first to discover the alien artifact and claim its technology for themselves. After two years of digging through the moon's ice, the team is ready to enter the alien vessel, but what they will find will change the course of human history, if there is one to return to. When all contact with Earth is lost, the team fears the worst, and must now survive the worst. Will the frozen moon take their lives or will they be able to return to their home planet with the discovery of a lifetime.