Contamination Event (Short Story)
by Adam Wasserman
Two astronauts traveling at nearly the speed of light sent from Earth during the Troubles to scout out Proxima Centauri suddenly arrive to find that everyone had forgotten about them. After a period of recovery, they embark on an exploration of the local star systems. Contamination Event is the first in a series of hard science fiction short stories detailing the wonders and perils of the cosmos.