Desperate Escape from Jupiter's Grasp

Part 1: The Glitch I was supposed to be sound asleep, catching up on 40,000 kilometers of missed

rest, but the emergency red light was flashing bright enough to wake the dead.

My cargo ship, the Comet, had taken a hit—probably a piece of ice or a tiny pebble moving

way too fast. It blew out the primary fusion coil. I floated quickly to the main console.

The engine was completely dead, and the ship was now being dragged closer to Jupiter.

You know it's the largest planet in our solar system, but you don't truly realize what that

gravity well feels like until you're caught in it. It’s like falling into an ocean that

never ends. Here’s a crazy fact: if Jupiter were hollow, you could fit over