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Okay, take a look.

The Grimaldi Crater?

Nice work, kiddo.

I want to see the
man in the moon.

There's no stupid
man in the moon.

It's a story mom made up.

Hey, Jake,

let her look.

I told your mom those stories,
and I didn't make them up.

Hey, Professor!

Been here an hour,

I've only seen one.

When's it going to start?

Keep your eye on
the skies, Denny.

Anytime now.

This is Hal Boon
reporting live,

as across the globe
people are gathered

at all hours of the night

for what astronomers are calling

the greatest meteor shower
in nearly 10,000 years.

The meteor shower is
expected to be so intense

that the long-anticipated
European lunar expedition

has been delayed

and is now scheduled to
launch early next month.

Look, I see one!

Wow.

There's definitely at least
five post-cometary meteors

in the main field,

the largest, six kilometers.

Six months as director

of the National
Roosevelt Observatory,

and you hit the mother lode.

Same job I had at Kitt Peak,
Jared, just more paper work.

Give me four degrees,

12 minutes.

What's Mt. Palomar giving
us as a geocentric distance?

They're tracking
the main field

just as we expected,

a very safe distance of
2.7 million kilometers.

If those two bodies collided
just a few hours earlier,

the trajectory of
the larger meteors

would be right in our path.

A few hours,

50 million years ago.

It's amazing.

Really is just chance, isn't it?

Chance?

That we're even
here, that we exist.

There's your proof.

You're an atheist.

Well, I'm a scientist, Jared.

I think science trumped
religion a long time ago.

But how can you
be sure that science

has all the answers, Dr. Rhodes?

Data.

Could you pass me the 30?

It's the big one with
the green stripes.

Thank you.

How long will it last?

Several hours,

probably well into the day.
- It's beautiful.

The most beautiful thing

I've ever seen,

almost.

Don't worry, I know my place.

Oh, this is fantastic.

There will be hundreds
of new samples,

and they will probably
contain fragments

we have never seen before.

I am sorry, Martina.

I know the details bore you,

but I'm hoping that seeing
this you will understand

why this is all

so very magical to me.

I do,

just don't go looking
for all of those pieces

at the same time.

We have a wedding to
plan, Dr. Emerson.

I know the details bore you,

but it's all very magical to me.

Jared, give me 100
db aperture gain.

What's the matter?

There's something concealed

behind the main body of meteors.

What is it?

We have an NEO, big.

Check its trajectory.

You're right.

I'm tracking a
near-earth object.

Maddie, it's coming right at us.

Dad?

What's that?

I don't know,

but it's big enough
to reflect the sun.

I thought we could
celebrate both events.

Roland?

Diameter, 19 kilometers.

That's twice the size
of the KT asteroid

that killed the dinosaurs.

Geocentric distance,

412,000 kilometers.

Narrow elliptical orbit.

Geometric progression.

It's going to hit the moon.

Dad, what's wrong?

We're not sure
what we've just seen.

The moon appears to have
been hit by a meteor.

Maddie, we have
incoming objects,

large enough to survive
atmospheric burn.

- How fast?
- This is crazy.

The impact force ejected debris

at 6,000 kilometers a minute.

What?

Yeah, that's what it says.

At that velocity, it's
only going to take-

Less than an hour.

Hello, this is Dr. Rhodes.

Dr. Rhodes,

when the White House
was briefed last week,

we were told there
wasn't any danger

from this meteor shower.

Speak to me.

A large meteor fragment

was hidden behind the
main meteor field.

Our early-warning
telescopes missed it.

Are there any
more coming our way?

No, but we are tracking

unusually
high-velocity fragments

that will make it
through the atmosphere

and hit Earth in
less than an hour.

What kind of damage?

If they were to hit
a metropolitan area,

I mean, the damage
could be severe.

There's too many to
track with any accuracy,

but we are expecting impact
within the United States.

I'll have FEMA call you.

They're going to relay directly
to their regional offices.

Keep me updated.

Officials have just
issued a statement

urging everyone to seek-

- Hey, hey, hey, listen.
- Shelter indoors immediately.

Debris from the moon could,
and most likely will,

make impact.

Authorities cannot at
this time determine

where such impacts will happen,

but have confirmed

that large debris will
survive the atmosphere

This could pose a
significant danger

if any large meteorites
were to hit populated areas.

Again, for your own safety,

you are asked to remain indoors

and await further instructions.

Explosions
that shook just moments ago.

Come on.

The
fires are spreading.

The moon when meteors
hit earlier tonight.

Fortunately most hit
the industrial area

where many factories
were closed.

Hello.

Yeah, I'm watching it.

Call Franz and
gather the others.

I'll meet you at the Institute.

- It's Ian Wilson.
- Ian.

Quite a bit more
than we bargained for,

eh, Maddie?

I'm uploading a series
of recent images

from the Jodrell Telescope.

- What are we looking at?
- It's a piece of the moon,

and a big one.

We've tracked it,

extrapolated the course,

and it's headed towards Earth.

Estimated size at impact,

100 meters.

100 meters?

I mean, that's enough

to wipe out an entire
metropolitan area.

We're waiting on

updated satellite feeds from
the Russian observatory.

We should be able
to track the impact

to within 100-mile radius.

I'll send you the data
as soon as we have it.

When is the estimated impact?

14 hours.

Thank you.

Lots of debris,
as you can see,

shrouded in a cloud of dust,

apparently the result of
a massive-sized meteor

that struck the moon last night.

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm afraid

we're as much in
the dark as you are-

Mr. President.

There's been a new development.

It's not over yet.

It made impact off
the coast of Australia.

JPL isn't tracking any
other incoming objects.

The moon is moving at 96%
normal orbital velocity,

351,000 kilometers

and stable.

I want every advisory
member to see the data.

I want a consensus of as
many opinions as possible.

And that, guys, is why
Canadian geese fly south.

Dad?

Jake said a meteor
killed all the dinosaurs,

and if I don't clean his room,

an even bigger one is
going to hit us tonight.

Really?

Well, guess who's
cleaning your room

for the next couple of weeks?

What?

We're going to be fine, okay?

Then why are we sleeping
in the basement again?

Well, it's like when
there's a storm, pal,

just to be sure, okay?

Do you think the man
in the moon is okay?

I know he is.

Try and get some sleep, okay?

- Okay.
- Good night.

Good night, dad.

Good night, guys.

I wish, I wish,
the man in the moon,

for health and happiness

and laughter soon.

From morning to night,

he shines so bright.

He's always there.

The man in the moon.

Reports are coming in now

that the Tsunami caused by
the 40-mega-ton explosion

hit the coast of
Australia and Indonesia,

where, thanks to
the early warnings,

countless lives were saved.

But we are just
beginning to understand

the magnitude of
this incredible event

I might have known how
this was going to end.

Lloyd-

In my own home.

Meteorites usually knock

before they come
crashing into the house.

I don't think we need
to lock the door.

You think this is
funny, don't you?

Exciting?

But there could be more.

Not here, Lloyd,

not tonight.

Million to one, right,

like a plane crash,

or a car wreck,

or getting hit by a bus
while crossing the street?

Well, it happens to someone,
somewhere, every day.

Well, you know, there's
an old bomb shelter in town

if you want to go.

I'd better go see
how the kids are doing.

What about the moon?

The collision offset some of
the moon's forward velocity,

causing it to be drawn in

by Earth's gravity.

The moon is now
30,000 kilometers

closer to Earth.

Closer?

It really is
quite extraordinary,

but it has regained
gravitational equilibrium.

It is once again
in a stable orbit.

But what are the
ramifications of a closer orbit?

Well, we're still
analyzing all the data,

but the distance variable

didn't seem to be
significant enough

to have any major effect.

Most people won't even
notice the difference.

Are we in any danger?

It took a hell of
a hit, didn't it?

And maybe werewolves are
going to start coming out

in the middle of the afternoon.

I don't know, Dr. Rhodes.

I'm not a scientist,

but what I don't want

is Chicken Little out there

telling people that
the sky is falling.

I understand.

From all analysis at this point,

the moon is stable.

General Vaughn,
where are we on this?

We're watching the
satellite tracking

from both US Space
Command and NORAD

and have come to
the same conclusion.

Andrew, let's schedule
a presidential address,

put a few minds at ease.

Thank you, Dr. Rhodes.

Thank you, sir.

Professor Kittner,

you have been quoted.

"'If in fact the
meteor had hit Earth,

yes, it would have
been catastrophic.'"

I'll say.

"'But let's remember
that it didn't

and the chances
of another meteor

of that size ever
coming this close again

is a trillion to one, if that',

according to Dr. Alex Kittner,

Professor of Astrophysics

and formerly of NASA."

I didn't know you
worked for NASA.

Yeah.

Yeah, I was part of a team.

A think tank,

theory-based applications.

What kind of work did you do?

Anti-gravity.

You're serious?

You ever hear of
the levitating frog?

Yes, European scientists
manipulated gravity

using electromagnetic energy

and briefly levitated a frog.

Well, we used that same theory

and actually built the prototype

of a zero-gravity machine,

which would, in theory,
levitate more than just frogs.

Right out of "The Jetsons".

Why haven't I heard of it?

Probably because, in
theory, it wasn't practical.

Particle debris will
blanket the atmosphere

for a week.

Temperatures will cool slightly,

but that will pass.

We don't foresee any
noticeable effect on tides.

You know her?

Yeah.

We were at NASA together.

I haven't spoken
to her in years.

The aftermath
of the meteor impact

as it's frayed nerves
across the globe.

Now with more on this
crisis, back to you, Lisa.

Water
levels now receding

from most of the affected areas.

Hello, this is Dr. Rhodes.

Hi, Maddie.

David.

I, uh, I just saw you on TV.

You look good.

Congratulations.

You know, this isn't
really a good time.

Yeah, when was there
ever a good time?

Look, Maddie, an exclusive
on something like this

could really help me,

and you seem to be
someone in the know,

or maybe you know more
than you're saying?

I'm sorry, David,

but can you please
not call me anymore?

I don't think we're
going north, Mr. Lutz.

I'm reading it right
off the compass, son.

I know,

but since when does the
sun set in the east?

Mr. Lutz!

Over here!

Look!

Look at that.

Based upon the limited
number of casualties

credited to the early warnings.

However, several
unexpected tidal surges

and new flooding in
other parts of the globe

seem to have experts baffled

even as they insist
these anomalies

are not related to the Tsunami.

What appears to be
particularly troubling

is that these tidal changes

are not even remotely
close to where the lunar-

There's no global consistency.

I mean, these tidal
changes are happening

in insulated areas.

Which means it's not
a normal interaction

between the earth's and
moon's tidal forces,

or the effect would
cover half the planet.

Something else is causing

these intense local anomalies.

Has NORAD come up with anything?

No, they're waiting on us.

Nobody's ever seen
anything like this before.

That's not enough

for several experts
now speaking up,

suggesting that despite
what the government

wants us to believe,

the meteor has, in
fact, affected the moon

and its behavior towards Earth.

What exactly that
means nobody knows.

Hey, Lloyd, it would
mean a lot to Jake

if you came to the game.

Damn dandelions.

If I don't get 'em out today,

they're gonna mess up the lawn.

All right, guys,
let's do it, huh?

Will he ever leave the
house in our lifetime?

Shhh.

Seatbelts on.

Piece of junk.

Runs by computer.

Couldn't fix it even
if you wanted to.

Must be the battery, I guess.

You can jump it with
the boat if you want.

- You got cables?
- Yeah,

they're in my backseat.

All right, just
be a minute, guys.

Runs like a car
is supposed to run.

You haven't driven
anywhere in 30 years, Lloyd.

Look, Canadian geese.

What do we know about
Canadian geese, guys?

They taste good.

They fly up to
40 miles per hour,

reach 15,000 feet, and
sometimes migrate south

as far as 1500 kilometers.

Congratulations.

You got yourself another
Trivial Pursuit champion.

Grandpa, you
love me, admit it.

Yeah.

You're just upset because I
know more about Canadian geese

than you do.

Oh, yeah, Ms. Smartypants?

Well, answer me this.

If geese fly south
for the winter,

how come they're
flying south now?

It's spring, isn't it?

Grandpa, why don't you
come to my baseball games?

It's outside of my domain.

What's a domain?

Whatever I can
see from right here.

Why don't you wanna
go outside your domain?

I don't like people

and I don't like places.

What?

It's called social phobia.

It's a real disease.

All right, guys, let's
go, we're gonna be late.

Think I'm being
overly dramatic?

No, Lloyd, I think
you're, uh, difficult.

Why don't you just call me
a wuss while you're at it?

Why don't you
wish Jake good luck?

Good luck, Jake.

I'm a wuss.

So what?

Is your
party still joining you?

I suspect.

A glass of chardonnay
while you wait?

No.

Just water, please.

Thank you.

I'm sorry I'm late.

This has been incredible.

We're finding pieces
with compounds

we haven't had since Apollo.

ESA is gonna fast track
the lunar mission.

Can you imagine?
- Roland.

Slow down.

Right.

I'm sorry.

You said you needed to talk.

I'm all ears.

What is it?

You are looking radiant.

Is there some change to the
wedding I should know about?

Well, not exactly.

Is it about work?

Oh, before I forget.

Remember Lukas, the
geologist from the institute?

Tore his knee out today.

I told him I know
the best physical
therapist on the planet.

On the planet?

So I'm told.

He's gonna call tomorrow.

Great.

Roland-

Would you like
something to drink, sir?

Wine.

White, two, please.

No, not for me.

Thank you.

I'm not drinking.

Good.

I was going to wait until
we had a real moment alone

but that seems
unlikely these days

and I couldn't wait, anyway.

Wait for what?

Well, I went to see-

Sorry, I just
have to take this.

Two more seconds.

I'll be right with you.

Hello?

Where?

I'll be there in 10 minutes.

Great.

Bye.

You are going to
kill me, aren't you?

Yes.

It was Franz.

They need me back at the lab.

We just received a new piece.

It could be very important.

If I'm the first to find a
fragment from the meteor itself,

believe me, that would
be very good news.

There's nothing
like sharing good news

with the person you love.

We can read each
other's thoughts.

Completely.

Thank you.

You have it.

I love you.

We'll talk later.

We're meeting the priest
tonight at the church.

Right.

Right.

I knew that.

I'll see you there.

Promise.

Make sure you get
everything, huh?

You guys go ahead.

I'm gonna take this.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Hello?

Alex, it's Maddie Rhodes.

Maddie, hey.

I'm sorry to just call
after all this time.

No, it's fine.

I mean, it's more than fine.

It's nice to hear from you.

You're becoming quite a
familiar face on TV these days.

More than I'd like.

I don't think we've
seen the end of it.

Yeah, the tides.

Wow, this is really
something, isn't it?

There's some type
of residual effect

since the moon's shift.

I mean, there's no
scientific precedent

to explain these things.

I'm afraid I'm a little
out of the loop, Maddie.

Only what's been on the news.

Well, you're the
best mind in the field

as far as I'm concerned, Alex.

I could use your help.

- Well, what can I do?
- Come to New Mexico.

You know, look over the data,

see if there's
something we've missed.

I can't get away
right now, Maddie.

It's not a good time.

Just for a day.

Amanda died eight months ago

and I just I can't be away
from my kids, you know?

Oh, Alex, I'm so sorry.

I didn't know.

No, hey, it's okay.

You know, you could come
here if you've got the time.

- Would that be okay?
- Yeah.

That's great.

I'll call you tomorrow
with my details.

Okay, let me just-

Hello?

Hello?

- Come on, buddy.
- Come on, Jake.

Strike!

Keep your head
in the game, Jake.

Come on, Jake.

Come on.

Stay focused, pal.

Whoo!

Way to go, Jake.

Whoo!

Dad, I feel funny.

What is it?

Some kind of
electrical charge.

Roland, what is with
all of this writing?

"Roland was here."

My mother always told me
to make a mark in the world.

Here, take a look at this.

Right here.

You're right.

Definitely lunar.

These pieces aren't doing
us any good anymore.

We need a sample of that meteor.

I know.

Oh, by the way, we
got a call earlier.

A local scout troop found
something near Fürstenwalde.

Their description
didn't make much sense,

but it's worth a look.

So I'll be coming
in later tomorrow.

Okay.

Didn't I hear you say
something about you and Martina

having to meet with
the pastor tonight?

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

She's not gonna like this.

Okay.
- Table.

- So, Franz.
- Yeah?

See you tomorrow.

Go.

We reserved this
church six months ago.

My parents were
married in this church.

The pastor in this church needs
to approve us as a couple.

I'm sorry, but you
know the situation.

Except there's always
a situation, Roland.

You missed our last meeting

because you were hunting down
another important meteorite.

That wasn't my fau-

We had to cancel the meeting

with the caterer the week before

because you were skydiving.

I need you to start
being more responsible

and start considering more
than just yourself, Roland.

I don't need
anyone to approve us.

We are going to get married.

It just so happens
that I'm right

in the middle of what might be

the greatest geological find-

I'm pregnant.

Pregnant?

We are having a baby.

At least I am.

Yeah!

Shhh.

Are you serious?

Yes.

A baby?

Is it mine?

I tried to tell you earlier

but you can never
stay in one place

for more than five minutes.

All these places you go,
scribbling "Roland was here"

Roland's never here.

I need you to be home.

I need us to do
this right, proper,

if we are going to be a family.

Roland is going to be here.

I promise.

I promise.

Yes!
- Shhh.

Oh, I'm sorry.

We are pregnant.

Well, she is pregnant.

I will be a dad.

So sorry.

More than two
dozen gas stations

exploded almost simultaneously

less than an hour ago, all
within a 300 miles radius.

Authorities do not believe
they are terrorist-related.

Witnesses from as
far away as Canada

claiming to have felt
an unusual charge

of static electricity.

But what caused
this static surge?

That still remains a mystery.

I was standing
across the street

when all of a sudden,
everybody's hair
was standing on end

and you could feel the charge.

My cell phone didn't work.

Nothing.

Then, boom, up goes
that gas station.

It was trippy as hell.

Renee.

We're working on it.

So far, there's no
consensus on what it is.

Get one.

Get it quickly.

I need answers.

What exactly does
a meteor hunter do?

Meteorite hunter.

All right.

What's the difference?

In space, it's a meteor.

If it makes it through the
atmosphere, it's a meteorite.

Same question.

Thousands of meteors
hit our planet every year.

Less than 1% make it
through the atmosphere

and nearly all of those are
so small they're never found.

I track them down
and study them.

And someone pays
you to do that.

You do.

I work for the government.

It's up here.

Come on.

How can a little piece like
that cause so much damage?

Can you pass me the etching
tool from my bag, please?

Didn't know meteors
were magnetic.

Meteorite.

They're not.

- Am I assume though, right?
- Yeah.

They're all from Cologne.

From here.

Doesn't start again
until up here, huh?

Maddie.

Alex.

Wow.

Nice to see you.

It's been too long.

Yeah.

Oh, uh, Maddie, I'd like you
to meet one of my students.

Ella Barlow.
- Hi.

Ella, Maddie Rhodes.

Nice to meet you.

You too.

So-

Well, we're hoping
there's some consistency

that can help pin this down.

Washington's breathing
down my neck.

They want answers.

Don't we all?

This is outside any known
scientific parameters.

But there is an explanation.

We just need to find it.

Agreed.

So let's start
with what we know.

When did these anomalies begin?

After the collision.

More precisely after the
moon repositioned its orbit.

The moon's magnetic
influence isn't strong enough

to cause these kinds of effects.

- Or so we thought.
- So we know.

I mean, astrophysics
is an exact science.

Something's happening here
that we don't understand

but what you're
suggesting is impossible.

I don't know.

It wasn't that long ago people
thought the world was flat.

I think if we're gonna
make headway here,

or if we're gonna get anywhere

we need to start thinking

beyond what we
believe is possible.

Okay.

So why is the moon causing
compasses to spin erratically

or cell-phone disruption
or massive static charges?

It's electrical.

Somehow the collision
has altered the
moon's magnetic field.

But only in specific areas.

Random and very isolated surges

in the Earth's
electromagnetic field,

that would explain it.

But what about the tides?

They've been affected too.

And that's not magnetic,
that's gravitational.

True, which would
suggest somehow

the moon's mass has been
dramatically altered.

Hello, this is Dr. Rhodes.

Dr. Rhodes, is it now?

Get a promotion and we're no
longer on a first-name basis?

Roland, hang on one second.

I'm gonna put you on speaker.

Roland, I'm here
with Alex Kittner

and one of his
students, Ella Barlow.

Alex.

How are the kids?

How are you?

Fine.

Fine, Roland.

Thank you.

How are any of us,
really, though?

We're all pulling our hair out.

I would say, yes.

- Have you found anything?
- Yes.

And it's from our
meteor, I'm sure.

Hold on to your socks.

I believe what we have
here is a fragment

from a brown dwarf.

A brown dwarf?

What's a brown dwarf?

Remnant of a dead star.

There are millions of them
floating around the universe.

After a star burns out,
it packs itself into very,

very compressed matter.

Very, very, very compressed.

Nobody
has ever actually

had their hands on one before.

Until now.

I believe I'm in
line for a Nobel.

Are you sure?

With these good looks?

About the brown dwarf.

Well, further testing is
needed, but, yes, I am sure.

My guess is two of them collided

and smashed each
other up some time ago

sending a good size chunk
of it into our neighborhood.

Our moon got a heavier
hit than we thought.

New images are showing
deep subsurface fissures.

We believe that a piece
of the brown dwarf

is still lodged inside the moon.

What's its mass?

Doesn't disappoint.

About 12 sextillion tons.

That's twice
the mass of Earth.

Oh, that's not all.

This is heavily magnetized.

Not only is the moon now
twice as heavy as the Earth

but we have a gigantic magnet
floating up there above us.

Well, that would explain
the electromagnetic surges.

Roland, can you send
me this data immediately?

I'll send it right over.

Radial velocity.

When's the last time
anyone did a spectrograph

or Doppler reading of the moon?

JPL, right after the impact.

Moon's achieved
gravitational equilibrium.

It can't shift again
without another impact

or outside force.

If this piece of
hypermass is magnetic,

Ella is quite right.

That's what's causing these
surges in magnetic field.

And if we have a mass of
12 sextillion tons stuck

in the moon,

then it and Earth are gonna
start pulling each other closer.

Now, these anomalies have been
getting more intense, right?

Why?

Let's recheck the
moon's position.

Roland, stay on the line.

- Okay.
- I need your landline.

Thank you.

This is Jared.

Jared, I need you to-

Dr. Rhodes, the phone
hasn't stopped ringing.

You need to get back.

JPL, Jodrell, RAS Observatory,

hell, every amateur
astronomer with an RSS feed.

They're all requesting confirmation.

Confirmation of what?

The minor axis is now...

The moon has moved again.

It's now orbiting at
265,000 kilometers.

That's almost 90,000
kilometers closer.

Has it regained equilibrium?

Yes, but who's to say
it's not gonna move again?

What if it keeps
getting drawn closer

and closer to the Earth?

That's not possible.

None of this was.

Who's to say it isn't possible?

This can't be.

I thought the president
was finding new experts

to advise him.

He likes you, and he's
been told you're the best.

Give him straight answers,
speak your mind if you have to

but if you don't know,
tell him you don't know.

Do not BS this man.

Oh, and one more thing.

Whatever you do tell
him, it has to be right.

Okay?
- Wait.

Do I call him "sir"
or "Mr. President"?

Mr. President.

Dr. Rhodes.

- Mr. President.
- Thank you for coming.

I prefer face-to-face.

Video screens are
not very personal.

It's an honor, Mr. President.

Have a seat.

So?

Where are we?

The acceleration
of an object moving

in a near circular orbit

is bound by Kepler's third law.

Dr. Rhodes, I am uneducated
in the ways of science.

You need to speak to
me in a way I can speak

to the American public.

Sorry.

After
the initial impact

the moon once again attained

what we call
gravitational equilibrium.

Which basically means that
once an object is in orbit

there are certain
mathematical laws

that dictate it
stay in that orbit.

Instead, the moon
has moved again.

Closer to Earth.

You told us the moon
was stable, Dr. Rhodes.

You said there were no
significant ramifications.

I was wrong.

We are still in the
process of figuring out why

but we believe that
the shift is related

to the surges in
electromagnetic energy.

Is the moon moving closer?

No.

Our measurements
indicate that it isn't,

but it is in an eccentric
elliptical orbit.

This is quite significant.

What does that mean, exactly?

If you turn to the third page,

the moon ordinarily is in a
relatively circular orbit.

It's now moving on a much
longer and narrower axis

which means, at times, the moon
will be much closer to Earth

than we're used to and at
other times much farther away.

How will that affect us?

The asteroid that hit
the moon was a brown dwarf,

the remnant of a dead star.

We believe its immense density

is what caused the
original shift.

We don't know why
it shifted again.

But we cannot rule
out the possibility

of further
electromagnetic surges

on its return orbit to Earth.

Stronger?

Possibly, yes.

Then what do you
recommend we do, Dr. Rhodes?

I mean, this is not like
some hurricane roaring

across the Atlantic.

We're in uncharted territory.

Yes, these events are
completely unprecedented.

You need to assemble a team,
a think tank of experts

utilizing other observatories
and agencies around the world.

What do we tell the public?

People are scared.

They want answers.

We don't have any answers.

Until we get a handle on this

the public can assume it
was a one-time anomaly.

All right.

Let's release a statement.

But we stay quiet on
any potential danger

until we know what that is.

I'll brief the congressional
leaders personally.

You'll get whatever resources
you need, Dr. Rhodes.

Me?

You're gonna
head up this team.

I want you here in Washington.

You'll report to Renee Ferguson.

Get some answers.

Quick.

I understand that, Maddie,

but there are other
people who can help.

No one as good as you.

Look, I need people I can trust.

The kids and I have
not spent a night apart

since Amanda died.

They're not ready.

I'm not ready.

Look, Alex, I know
it's a bad time.

Maybe you could ask them
if it would be okay?

We are a part of something here

that's gonna be written about

in the same context as
Newton and Einstein.

You know, I know you don't
wanna miss out on that.

I don't understand why
you have to go to Darmstadt.

We're using the
European Space Agency

as our point of communication

with all of the
other teams worldwide

and I just can't
do it from here.

I need their facilities.

Why you?

Because I know more about
the moon than anybody.

Anybody?

So I'm told.

When will you be back?

Soon.

You're lying.

You won't be back
until it's finished.

We are going to get married
in three weeks, aren't we?

Yes.

So I'll make sure
that we're done by then.

Promise?

In a flash.

Make sure you iron
your shirts, Dad.

They're not gonna
take you seriously

if your shirts are
wrinkled like usual.

Okay, Mr. Wise-Guy.

What's this?

My first home
run, for good luck.

You're just like your
mom, you know that?

We've had a rough
go, haven't we, Jake?

I'm sorry I have to go.

But I want you to
know something.

I wouldn't leave if I didn't
trust you to be the man

of the house, okay?

Make sure not to be too long.

Okay, Dad?

I won't.

Listen to what your
grandpa tells you,

but keep an eye on
things too, okay?

Because sometimes he
forgets and puts the milk

in the cupboard.

- Okay.
- Okay?

Jake, if your little
sister wants to believe

in the man in the moon, let her.

She needs it right now.

Come here.

I love you, buddy.
- I love you too, Dad.

Hey.

Are you crying?

You forgot to say goodbye.

Buddy, I didn't forget.

Mom didn't say goodbye.

Hey.

Your mom never meant to do that.

And I'll make you
a deal, okay, pal?

I will never leave
without saying goodbye.

Okay?

Should I make a wish
to the man in the moon

that everything will be okay?

I think that's a great idea.

- Here you go.
- Thanks.

Thank you.

I wanna talk to your
father just a minute.

Alex.

I'm not sure I'm up for this.

I like my quiet, kind
of set in my ways.

Lloyd, you're the closest
thing they have to their mother.

I need your help.

All right, all right.

But I'm not taking
them anywhere.

They're gonna watch a
lot of TV right here.

They've got a lot of friends

who are gonna help out, Lloyd.

Just be a grandfather.

I guess I can do that much.

Thank you.

I'll call as soon
as I get in, okay?

All right.

Guys.

- Bye, Dad.
- See you, buddy.

Bye, Dad.

- Be good to your grandpa.
- Okay.

Keep me in the loop, huh?

We'll coordinate from here.

We're connected to
every major observatory

and space agency,
both here and abroad.

We're working with
teams in Russia, Europe,

Japan, China and Australia.

Looks like
"Battlestar Galactica".

JPL, NASA, European
Space Agency,

the Russian Space
Agency and NORAD.

What's General
Vaughn doing here?

Everyone's involved.

He is chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff now.

Wow, I guess that
nasty habit he had

of acquiring our work at NASA

for the military paid off, huh?

Dr. Kittner, it's been awhile.

We're glad to have you here.

And I was sorry to
hear about your wife.

Thank you, General.

Renee Ferguson,
Homeland Security.

- A pleasure, ma'am.
- Thank you for doing this.

Excuse me.

Alex, I want
you to meet Jared.

He's who we were on the
phone with last week.

He's our programming whiz

and he's developed
our tracking software.

Dr. Emerson and
his team will be up

in a moment and
Dr. Wilson is on.

Please.

Hello, Alex.

Nice to see you again.

Hope to see you in person soon.

London misses you.

So you coerced the
great Alex Kittner

out of his cave after all.

Yeah, well, I didn't want
you having all the fun.

Let me introduce
you to Franz Henke.

Alex.

Ian.

Jared.

Dr. Rhodes.

Maddie.

And Miss Ferguson.

Renee Ferguson, director
of Homeland Security.

I appreciate the
assembly of this meeting.

We would like to thank you,
Dr. Emerson, Dr. Wilson.

The president is pleased
with the cooperation

we are receiving from our
friends across the Atlantic.

We have some new information.

Yeah, we're seeing it now.

I've mapped
out where the surge

in electromagnetic
energy was felt.

As you can see, the
moon's position was
at its closest point

when the spike occurred.

Something else.

We've measured an increase
in the moon's velocity.

Orbital velocity?

Yes, you can see
it in the simulation.

It's incredible.

Whatever has lodged itself

in the moon has
changed dramatically

the way the moon and Earth's
magnetic fields interact.

There's something else as well.

Yes, that piece of dwarf star

would account for not only
the changes in magnetism

but for the huge change
in the moon's mass.

And if your theory is correct

orbital velocity will
increase with each pass.

Which is an elongating,
elliptical orbit.

English, please.

Miss Ferguson.

Because the moon is heavier,
as it orbits the Earth

gravity has a
different effect on it,

a slingshot effect
occurs, if you will,

causing the moon's
velocity to increase

and its orbit to stretch.

And because of that,

the orbit will narrow
and could bring it closer

to Earth on each pass.

Oh, I believe it will.

And on each near pass,

these electromagnetic
surges will get worse.

Grids, computers

and anything electrical
could be wiped out.

How soon?

We've...

About 48 hours.

Thank you, everyone.

We will reconvene
at a later time.

Thank you.

Miss Ferguson.

It appears I'm gonna
be here a lot longer

than I had anticipated.

Would it be possible
to bring my family in?

I'd like them close.

Yeah, we'll put
someone on it right away.

I'll let you know the details.

Thank you.

I've been told
that the explosive destruction

of several gas stations

as well as hydroelectric
power plants

may be caused by
electromagnetic-

This is David.

David, Hugh Kelley.

Hugh, how are you?

I assume you've
been following all this.

Every minute of it.

Hugh, I'd like to write
a piece for the paper.

I'm working an angle I think
you'd be interested in.

I just heard your ex-wife

happens to be head of the
advisory team to the president.

I've already tried that route.

Hugh, it's a no-go.

The woman will not talk to me.

This might just be the
biggest story in history.

Look, David, I didn't
wanna let you go.

I mean, it wasn't my decision.

It's all economics.

Hell, look at the video.

People wanna see this stuff.

They don't wanna
read it anymore.

But an inside
story, an exclusive,

that's what makes
us journalists.

That's news.

Try again.

You won't be freelancing
anymore after this.

Thanks, Hugh.

I appreciate it.

Goodbye.

Hello,
this is Martina.

Please leave a message.

Hey, it's me.

I'm sorry I didn't call.

It's been a long day.

I miss you.
- I miss you too.

I know you, Dr. Emerson.

Someone has to feed you,
and you don't like broccoli.

What a
wonderful surprise.

That's such a
wonderful surprise.

I'm on my
way to see my mother.

In Munich?

She hasn't moved, yes.

Why?

It's just,

I'd like you to be closer.

There could be
blackouts or worse even.

We just don't know.

Should I be worried?

No.

No, no.

Everything is okay.

It's the only time
I have to see her.

She's excited about the baby.

And not about the wedding?

Yes, the wedding too.

She wanted me to marry a doctor.

She just didn't
specify what kind.

I'm taking the
train, just for a few days.

Wouldn't you rather have
me out of your hair?

No.

No.

Never.

He has your eyes.

I can feel it.

He?

Well, there's a slight 50%
chance that it may be a boy.

With me, maybe a
little bit more.

With you, a little bit more?

Grandpa, we're hungry.

There's mac and
cheese in the kitchen.

Again?

We can order
pizza if you want.

Really?

As long as it's delivered.

Cool.

Grandpa?

What, honey?

Can you tell us
a story about Mom?

What story?

Dad tells us stories.

He says it keeps her with us.

I don't know any
stories about your mom.

Hello?

Hey, buddy.

Hi, Dad.

Everything okay?

Yup.

I got another hit
yesterday, a double.

That's great, Jake.

I wish I was there.

I sure miss you.

I miss you too.

Hunter took a video.

I'll e-mail it to
your cell phone.

- Can't wait to see it.
- I want the phone.

Hold on, Sadie's
being a freak.

Daddy, when are
you coming home?

Real soon, pumpkin.

Real soon.

How's your grandpa doing?

Fine.

He said we can order pizza.

Pizza, huh?

Wow, sounds like you
guys are having fun.

I guess so.

Can you put your grandpa
on the phone for a second?

I need to speak to him.

Okay.

Grandpa, my dad
wants to talk to you.

Hold your horses.

Off you go.

When the hell are
you coming home?

I was wrong.

You're a hell of father.

I can't take it.

That bad, huh?

No, they're all right.

Lloyd, the government is
sending a helicopter tomorrow

to pick you guys up and
bring you to Washington.

Washington?

I just want them
closer, that's all.

This is a bigger deal than
what's in the news, isn't it?

I don't know, Lloyd,
and that's what scares me.

You know, we're seeing a lot
of things we don't understand.

Just be sure to
get clothes packed

and be ready to
go in the morning.

Somebody is gonna call
you with the details.

I'm not leaving here, Alex.

And I'm certainly not
going to Washington.

Lloyd-

I'll get the kids ready.

Don't worry about it.

But I'm staying put.

Look, Lloyd, just
make sure the kids

are on the helicopter, okay?

Please.

I got it.

And, Lloyd, don't
say anything about this

to anybody, okay?

If they ask, it's nothing out
of the ordinary, all right?

Sure.

Yeah.

Okay.

I need to call you back.

Hi.

David, did I not
make myself clear?

Yes, you did.

So, what are you doing here?

You know, don't
even answer that.

I know what you want.

I can't talk to the press.

Can you talk to
your ex-husband?

Maddie, there's a
reason, there's a
reason things worked out

the way they did between us.

I didn't just go out
looking for someone else.

I was second to you,
second to your career.

Would you stop using
that as an excuse?

Your career was
just as important.

No, mine's not exactly
on the same trajectory

though, is it?

Never was.

Damn it, I need this.

I'm sorry.

Please, this is
bigger than anything

that happened between you and I.

This is news.

The public deserves to know.

The public deserves
to know the facts

not what the media
wants to sensationalize.

We are still trying
to figure that out.

Why don't I believe you?

Hey.

If you don't mind,
I took the liberty.

Thank you.

Still merlot?

Without apologies.

Great.

Cheers.

Pretty extraordinary,
when you think about it.

Talking about 1000 years

of science being
called into question.

Well, I'm not sure I'm
ready to question science yet.

That's where you're
too stubborn, Maddie.

Science should
always be questioned.

It's how we learn,
build from our mistakes.

How are you?

It's been so crazy I
haven't had a chance to ask.

I'm holding up.

And your kids?

Pretty heartbreaking,
you know.

They were very close
with their mom.

They loved her very
much, you know.

They just,

they really miss her.

Sometimes I think they're
stronger than me, you know.

Oh, I doubt that.

I really wish I'd called.

Me too.

I mean, I would hear about
you through friends and...

Time got away from
us I guess, right?

Yeah.

The next thing you know,
it's been too long, and...

You know, maybe we
should get back, huh?

Dr. Wilson has
been waiting for you.

- Maddie.
- Ian.

Getting another surge.

It's all over Europe

but there's no
particular pattern.

You should be online.

Levels are considerably higher
than the previous event.

You're probably feeling
residual effects where you are.

Jared, get me Renee Ferguson.

Where are we going?

I don't know.

Isn't he coming home?

You'll have to ask him.

Aren't you coming with?

No.

Go upstairs and get your bag.

When are we leaving?

Tomorrow.

How are we getting there?

Just get your bag and pack.

I don't know any more
about all of this

than you do, all right?

- Grandpa?
- What?

Can I bring this?

I'll wrap it up
so it doesn't break.

How's that sound?

Okay.

Okay, go get your things.

This image was just sent to us

by Dr. Roland
Emerson and his team.

Campers in France.

When asked by authorities
how it happened

they said they floated.

Floated?

Weightless.

We're getting
reports throughout the
European continent.

The same thing, people, animals,

things floating
up off the ground.

But it's sporadic.

There's no pattern.

The UK reported over three
dozen commercial airplanes

unable to maintain altitude.

They were rising.

We lost 83 grids
across this country.

What the hell is
going on, people?

Not sure we have a definitive
answer, Mr. Ranfield.

Then give me a
theory, at least.

That's what you
scientists do, right?

Come up with theories.

Sir, I believe what
we're talking about,

what we are witnessing

are fluctuations in gravity.

That's impossible.

I might've said
the same thing.

In fact, our entire
science as astrophysicists

is based on the possible
and the impossible

with nothing in-between.

But there it is, sir,
possible somehow.

I can't answer
the questions on

"Are You Smarter
Than a 5th Grader?"

but even I know the moon

is not capable of
manipulating gravity

at this level.

That's true.

The moon's mass is
one-sixth our own.

It'd have to be close
enough to touch the Earth

for it to have any
reasonable effect.

But the moon's mass changed
when the brown dwarf hit it.

Yes, we read your report.

That was the reason for
the electromagnetic surges.

But what the hell
does that got to do

with cars floating into trees?

This is not gravity
in the traditional sense

we're used to.

But if what Dr. Emerson
measured is accurate

we're talking energy levels
never considered before.

I'm not following.

The basic law of gravity

is that smaller mass is
attracted to larger mass.

Fifth-grade science, right?

That's why my boy's
baseball falls

to the floor instead
of the ceiling.

Why?

What is the largest
object around?

Planet Earth.

Hey there.

Speak English?

Nein.

Come on, everyone
speaks English.

Where you headed?

Nein.

I was trying to
make a phone call,

but I keep losing reception.

I was wondering, actually,

if I maybe I could
borrow your phone.

I can pay you for it.

Nein.

That's a pretty cute accent.

All right.

Well, nice to meet you.

Look, if the electromagnetic
energy is powerful enough

it will override local gravity.

Gravity is a
relatively weak force.

That's why a piece
of metal will cling

to a magnet instead of
falling to the floor.

Except these fluctuations
are isolated pockets,

not the entire planet.

Exactly.

Think of what we saw

as like a magnetic storm
moving across the globe.

As the storm front moves

these electromagnetic surges
are like lightning strikes.

Within that storm,

one object might be affected
while another one is not.

If it's magnetic,

why isn't it just
affecting metal objects?

It doesn't make any sense.

As I said before

we are all made up of the
same electromagnetic energy.

Now, larger objects will
more likely be affected.

People, cars, airplanes.

But not an ant or
a particle of dust,

at least not at
these energy levels.

These lightning strikes,

they'll last anywhere from
five minutes to five hours

depending upon the interaction
between the magnetic fields.

Now, the moon is presently
on a narrow elliptical orbit

and has yet to reach its closest
point on this orbital pass.

When it moves on, we can
expect a reprieve of sorts.

But in the meantime, we
can expect another event?

Yes.

Worse?

Yes.

Have you figured out
a way to predict it?

Calculating the
Earth's rotation against
the moon's orbit,

Europe is still vulnerable.

It will continue to
moving west and then us.

We need to clear
shipping lanes, air travel.

What the hell do we
tell people to do?

Where do they seek shelter?

Ground all air traffic.

Keep them out of
their cars, indoors.

Wait a minute, the world
can't come to a stop.

The economic ramifications
alone would be catastrophic.

Unfortunately, Mr. Ranfield,
we have no other choice, sir.

You can't hide from gravity.

Tell the president we'll
be there in five minutes.

Make sure you get the rest of
the staff in there right now.

Sure you have the right
people working on this?

They're the best
in their field.

They haven't exactly
been right so far.

They missed the damn
asteroid in the first place.

Then Rhodes told us
the moon was stable.

There was no new danger.

As did everybody else.

There's nobody to blame here.

What we're witnessing
is unprecedented.

So they told us.

But I'd feel more comfortable
working with our own.

NASA.

They're working
with NASA, General.

They're working with
everybody around the world.

I don't think
we're in a position

to question their expertise.

What I question

is putting a project
this important

in the hands of civilians.

It's my responsibility
to protect this country.

First rule of the military

is you don't put all of
your eggs in one basket.

I knew Kittner when
he was at NASA.

He's stubborn.

He's also very good, General.

If this gets any worse, is
there anyone else you'd want?

The president likes them.

He trusts Dr. Rhodes' judgment.

For now.

We'll keep all our options
open, if necessary.

Yeah.

- Lloyd, it's Alex.
- What the hell is going on?

Listen, the helicopter
is on its way.

You're breaking up.

It is not safe.

Hello?

Lloyd, can you hear me?

Alex, I can't hear you.

Look, listen,
Lloyd, whatever you do

do not leave the house
until I call you.

Do you understand?

Alex?

Alex.

Although our part of
the world at this moment

is most vulnerable,

we must emphasize
that the intensity

of these gravity spikes.

Duration and exact location

cannot be foreseen
with any accuracy.

Seek shelter indoors.

Turn off all
electronic equipment.

Pad your walls.

Secure all loose objects.

If you have a basement,
go to it immediately.

Do not stay outdoors.

Then triangulate these and
input them into the formula.

Anything?

No, we're not
getting a thing yet.

I'm
bringing it up now.

Listen to me.

I cannot exactly
stop the train, Roland.

Or did you want me to jump?

This is not funny.

You haven't seen
what's happened.

Why is the train operating
if there's a danger?

The bulletin has
just been issued.

They obviously
haven't gotten it.

We don't know where it will hit,

but please get off
at the next stop

and get inside a
small room somewhere.

Okay, I will.

Bye.

For your own safety,

seek shelter
indoors immediately.

Secure all loose objects.

For your own safety, seek
shelter indoors immediately.

Secure all loose objects.

Bruno.

Bruno.

Come on, Bruno.

Where are you, boy?

It's starting.

Bruno.

Here, Bruno.

Bruno.

Bruno.

Here, Bruno.

Peter.

Come inside now.

Forget the dog.

Come.
- Dad, he won't come.

Dad, help.
- Peter.

We're losing grids
across the Northeast

and parts of Canada.

Why?

It's hitting Europe.

It's secondary static charge.

What's happening in
Europe is far worse.

- Dad.
- Hold on.

I've got you, son.

Hold on, Peter.

Hold on to me.

Grandpa?

It's okay, it's okay.

What happened?

That's all right.

Honey.

We still have the
satellite uplink?

Jared?

I'm working on it.

Let's try and stay
focused, people.

- Dr. Kittner.
- Yes, what is it?

The helicopter en route to
pick up your family went down.

Its electrical failed
from the surge.

Your family was not onboard.

It went down?

We're doing everything we
can to pick up your family

as quickly as possible,

but the entire area
is in a blackout.

Gravity was not
affected in that area.

It was just a static surge.

I'm sure they're okay.

We're just now
getting the first images.

People are beginning to pull
themselves up off the ground.

Oh, it's like a war zone.

Folks, this is an
absolute calamity.

Reports are now coming in from
England to Germany to Egypt.

Witnesses claiming
to have been pull...

Air weightless.

We've not yet gotten
any official word
from the White House

or any European authorities.

I'm just getting this
in now off the wire.

The surge, as it is being
referred to, has dissipated.

Now, authorities believe
the worst is, in fact, over,

as the moon is now moving
away from the planet.

The moon is moving
away from its closest point.

It's over.

No, it's not over.

The moon is still on the
narrow point of its axis.

We can expect these surges
this side of the globe

at least the next 24 hours.

We're next.

Jared, how long till
we get Europe online?

Where's Jared?

I don't know.

He just said he had to leave.

I saw him step out
a few minutes ago.

It's been coming in and
out since this morning.

Give it a minute.

Jared?

Hey.

You want a drink?

I'm buying.

Sure.

I'll take the same.

Thanks.

You know, we're all
pretty shaken, Jared.

It's okay to talk about it.

No, I'm all right.

It is what it is.

It's all just chance
anyway, right?

What happened to faith?

Look, I know you think
it's foolish, Dr. Rhodes,

but faith, sometimes
it's all I have.

Believe me, Jared,
I'm not making fun.

Science has very much
come under question

these last few days.

But right now, it's all I have.

We don't know what's next.

But I can tell you, there
are a lot of people counting

on us to figure it out.

I can't do that without you.

Well, it's not just
science being put

into question right now.

Well, let's hope
we're both wrong.

What do you say we go
back to work and try

and find some answers?

Okay.

This wasn't a bad
idea, by the way.

Thanks for the drink.

Hello?

ESA's coming back online.

You're just in time.

Roland's almost up.

Washington, hello?

Hello?

Maddie, is everything
okay over there?

Yes, we only felt
residual effects.

Static, mostly.

Some blackouts.

You?

Not so lucky, some hard-hit
areas across the continent.

We weren't hit directly

but some of our systems
have been badly damaged.

We can expect the same here
over the next several hours.

But that's not all,
and it's far worse.

Alex, we used your equation

on the changed
lunar-orbit velocity

with the newest data we
received from Jodrell.

It's being uploaded
to you right now.

Have you received it yet?

I've got it here.

Good.

What you are seeing is a
simulation of the way the orbit

will be changing.

What's its new velocity?

We were far too
conservative in our estimates.

The moon has moved into an
even narrower elliptical orbit.

The hypermass will
not escape our gravity

and we won't escape its.

We have to forward
this information

to all of the team members

as soon as possible-

Dr. Rhodes, come with me.

Tell the president I'm on
my way with Dr. Rhodes.

We need to see him immediately.

Make sure that Tom Ranfield
and General Vaughn are there.

Homeland Security
has issued a new warning now.

They do not feel
the event is over.

There may, in fact,
be a new threat

on this side of the Atlantic.

We're getting new reports now.

Hundreds of people in
Germany have been affected.

Witnesses claiming to have
been lifted into trees

then falling suddenly
when the event has ended.

Casualties are mounting.

Similar reports in
England and elsewhere

and now we're being told the
same can be expected here.

If one wants evidence, they
simply need to look outside

and see how big the moon looks,

hovering like a
huge bird of prey.

The world waits,

not knowing where another
surge might strike.

The moon hovers huge in the sky,

closer than it's
ever been before.

Authorities have issued warnings

for the entire North
American continent.

People continue to
take precautions.

But how does one
hide from gravity?

This is absolutely certain?

Yes.

How long?

The moon will make impact
with Earth in 39 days.

What happens to Earth?

Mr. President, an
asteroid nine miles

across killed the dinosaurs.

An asteroid 90 miles wide
would vaporize the oceans

and sterilize this planet.

The moon is more than
2200 miles in diameter.

There won't be a planet Earth.

Easy.

You okay?

I think so.

You speak English.

Ah.

Ah.

We need to close this.

- What was that?
- It was the moon.

Is that okay?

Yeah.

Get outside.

I'll check for other survivors.

Can you walk?

Yeah.

I think so, yeah.

We need to find help.

They're not gonna find us here.

Yeah.

High-tech crap.

We're leaving.

I thought they
were picking us up.

Well, something
must have happened.

Your father wants you there
with him in Washington.

Seems like he wants
you there pretty badly.

But, Grandpa, I thought
you never leave your domain.

Yeah.

Get your bags.

We're taking the boat.

Nearly 20% of the country
is in total blackout.

Power, phone, cellular.

Back-up generators are
the only power they have.

Europe is much worse.

Germany's back online.

Alex.

We're still getting quite a lot

of residual interferences here.

Our systems are
reading another influx

of electromagnetic energy.

We're seeing it now.

We're just not
getting any levels.

We've lost too many towers

as to make any
accurate measurements.

But it seems that the
surges are getting stronger.

Alex, can you hear me?

It's rolling
into North America.

Only 20 miles to the freeway.

Homeland Security
has issued a safety warning

for all states across-

Power level and forcing
hospitals and other emergency-

- Go.
- Go.

Go, Grandpa.

Grandpa.
- Hurry, Grandpa.

It's catching up.

Hold on.

- Holy-
- Grandpa!

Hang on, kids.

Is it over?

This round.

Anything?

The entire area is dark.

The EIU knows the situation.

They're sending people.

She would've
been in that train.

I've got to know where that is.

We're operating
on one landline.

We can't get through to anybody.

I'm going myself.

Roland.

This just came in.

They want you in Washington.

They've sent a hardened
military transport.

Washington?

They're assembling
a conference.

Everybody.

It has been requested by the
chancellor that you attend.

Martina is still
out there, Franz, I,

I gotta know that she's okay.

Hey, I will make sure of it.

And that the president doesn't
want to speak prematurely

until he has had a chance to
speak to emergency officials.

Now, we're just now getting
the first unedited footage.

The first images coming back
from the hardest hit areas.

Okay, we are just outside the
town of Long Lake, Minnesota

where the surge here
was quite strong.

Now, myself and my crew
were secured to the ground

but it was still
incredibly frightening.

I just need you, Jim,
to pan over here.

You can see people
here with broken bones

cuts and scrapes, some
far worse than that.

Now, most of this
area is without power

but we are being told,
as you can see behind me

that emergency crews
and the National Guard

from outlying areas
are trying to help.

This is just unbelievable,

and we will continue
to bring you more-

At this time, we
cannot be certain when

or if another event will occur.

Therefore, I am invoking
presidential emergency powers.

Air and train travel
will remain suspended.

Curfews will be in effect.

Emergency services will continue

to function as best they can.

Homeland Security will
coordinate with local agencies

to ensure that food, water,

clothing and necessary
goods remain available.

Looters, hoarding
and price gouging

will be dealt with
swiftly and harshly.

Where's Grandpa?

Grandpa?

Grandpa, are you okay?

And you wonder
why I don't drive.

After the near miss
of XL1 asteroid in 1994,

engineers were commissioned
to develop a way

to deflect any future
near-earth objects.

Now, one idea was to
detonate nuclear weapons

in the path of an
incoming asteroid.

If the explosion nudged the
asteroid, even a fraction,

its altered trajectory
would multiply over distance

sending it safely past Earth.

That was considering
millions of miles of distance.

It wouldn't take much of a
nudge, even from this distance,

if we use the brown
dwarf to our advantage.

With the right calculations
and distance from Earth

the brown dwarf
becomes our ally.

We give the moon a nudge
in the right direction

and its new greater mass

will be drawn towards
the Sun instead of us.

The sun's gravity will put
it into a new safe orbit.

Okay, even if
this theory works,

I thought it was not possible

to get conventional
nuclear weapons into space.

With CT6, they can.

What's CT6?

It's a converted
Atlas V rocket designed

to deliver payload
nukes into space.

And it exists now?

To the best of our
knowledge, it does, yeah.

Well, a lot of parameters,

which would have to
be worked out, but-

Excuse me.

Hello.

Maddie, I know everything.

30 odd days and counting.

Meet me down by the river walk.

It's about four blocks from you.

- David.
- Thanks for coming.

I don't have much time.

I guess that
goes for everyone.

You got your
information wrong.

Then why are you here?

To make sure you don't
print the wrong story.

We were married
for 10 years, Maddie.

I know when you're lying.

Funny, because I never
knew when you were.

I'm not lying now.

I got it off the record from
a White House staff member.

I just can't believe
this kind of information

is being withheld
from the public.

So I need you, face-to-face,
you tell me I got it wrong.

Amazing.

Even if the world
were coming to an end

all you're concerned
about is your story.

Look, I care about the truth.

It's not just the story.

I need to know if I
have a month to live.

I need to know that.

You can't print a
story like this, David.

Try and imagine
the consequences.

That's exactly what I'm
trying not to imagine.

You got it wrong.

We thought we were in trouble

but the moon has
re-attained a stable orbit.

You're
no good at it.

You can't lie.

You never could.

Don't do it, David.

For once in your life, try
and show a little decency.

Hold up, guys.

Jake, check your
cell phone again.

Nothing.

Not a car in sight.

Come on, let's keep walking.

We'll be all right.

Any word?

No.

They haven't even
reached the house yet.

It's amazing, you know.

We have such
incredible technology.

My 10-year-old can beam this
to me from across the country

and still, nothing
we can come up with

will even hold a candle
to Mother Nature.

- Still drink coffee?
- Oh, yeah.

This?

Why not?

It's funny, I remember
when I was a kid,

went away to camp for a month.

God, a month seemed like
an eternity back then.

You know, Maddie,
if it is over,

we should be with our families.

It's not over, Alex.

This could work.

You sharing?

Yeah, grab a cup.

Thank you.

So we're close.

Let's hope your president
has an open mind.

Yeah.

Let's hope.

What about Martina?

She's strong.

I can feel it in my gut, as
you say, that she's safe.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be here.

Cheers.

So where were
you headed, anyway?

To see my mother.

We're headed in the
opposite direction now.

I know, but
Leidensburg is this way.

It's closer.

We can get some help there.

The proposed change in
the acceleration and vector

of the brown-dwarf mass
trapped in the moon

would, in theory,
kick the moon out

into Earth's L4, L5 points

where the Sun's gravity
would stabilize it

far enough from Earth

to prevent any further
electromagnetic surges.

How many nuclear warheads
are we talking about?

Professor Blankenship
is our expert on this type

of weapon's technology.

1,100 warheads,
20 megatons each

detonated in
two-minute intervals

from a post-orbital
distance of 100 kilometers.

The near-simultaneous explosions

will create a continuous
exponential outward force

that will accelerate the moon's
velocity away from the Earth

without fragmenting the target

allowing the Sun's gravity
to literally grab hold of it.

Now, it is critical that
this be done while the moon

is still moving away.

You plan to get that many
missiles to launch concurrently?

By using Atlas Vs
and converted Russian

and perhaps Chinese rockets.

Russia and China don't
have that technology.

Then we'll need to share it.

It's the only way
we can achieve this

in the specified timetable.

I don't know
about anybody else

but I'm not
particularly comfortable

with offering the Russians
and the Chinese technology

that will give them the ability

to rain nuclear missiles
down on us from space.

The moon is on
a collision course

with the Earth, Mr. Secretary.

What the hell's the difference?

This is gonna take a
coordinated effort, the likes

of which we've never achieved.

Dr. Kittner.

Our advisory team,
Mr. President,

has come up with another option.

Sorry, I thought we
were the advisory team.

Did you think you were
the only one giving advice

to the president?

All right, hang on.

Let's keep on track here.

- Yes, general.
- Thank you, sir.

Precision nuclear strikes
into the newly exposed area

of the moon.

87 warheads will penetrate the
already weakened fault lines.

The moon will break apart,

releasing it from
Earth's gravity.

And the brown dwarf,
twice as heavy as the Earth

will slam down in our backyard.

By our calculations,
the brown dwarf

will be disintegrated.

Most of the debris will be
caught by the Sun's gravity.

No, the risk is too
high if stray debris.

That debris alone could
easily destroy the planet.

Is this correct?

There is a risk,

but we have run this through
every simulation possible.

This is our best option.

General Vaughn,

I know the US military
likes blowing things up

but this will not work.

The heat blast from
the original impact

has fused the compounds.

There is-

We have taken that into
consideration, Dr. Emerson.

We have weapons
that will penetrate

far enough beneath the
surface before detonating.

Bunker busters will only
penetrate 30 meters, General.

The ones you know about.

We're not just a bunch
of trigger-happy cowboys.

We have families too.
- All right.

Doctor,

what are the realistic
chances of your plan working?

And, as my mother used to
say, leave the frosting

in the fridge.

I can't give you
percentages, Mr. President.

But I can assure you, we
have considered other options

including one very
similar to the general's.

There's just so
much we don't know.

And too much you've
gotten wrong already.

This is new science, General.

Don't get this one
wrong yourself.

Sir, our window of
opportunity is short.

These Atlas V rockets
have a limited range.

If another plan is implemented
first and it fails,

the moon will move
beyond those parameters.

When the moon starts back,
it will be in range again,

won't it?

When the moon begins
its orbit back to Earth,

it will begin an exponential
increase in velocity.

Nothing will stop it
from hitting this planet.

All right.

We're gonna weigh each
option without prejudice

and we'll choose the plan

that has the best
chance of success.

Politics will not play a part.

I can assure you that.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Dr. Rhodes?

You need to see this.

How did you first come
across this information?

Something about
this whole thing

never felt to right to me.

I suspected there was
more to the story,

so I began to ask questions.

I was introduced to a source

who confirmed that my
suspicions were correct.

How did you react?

In shock.

I find it quite remarkable

that this information has
not been made available

to the public.

And this is a
source inside the White House?

Yes, confirmed off the record
by a very reliable source

within the president's
inner circle.

I was told the moon is on a
collision course with Earth

and will impact in 36 days.

Has there
been any official comment?

Any word from the White House?

Very much trying to keep
this whole thing under wraps.

Obviously, they're scared.

They don't wanna
tell people that life

on this planet may
be extinguished.

My God.

They're
concerned about panic.

Widespread panic.

What the hell do we do now?

I feel that the
public is better than-

We make sure the public

knows we're doing
everything we can.

I think most
Americans and most people

of the world would
agree with you.

They'll know that tomorrow.

- Dr. Kittner?
- Absolutely, absolutely.

I've been asked to
give you a message.

Emergency crews
reached your home.

Your children weren't there,
nor your father-in-law.

The house was empty.

They're continuing their search.

I think most Americans
and most people

in the world would
agree with you.

Now, is there any evidence
that other world leaders-

World leaders gathering
now to discuss the crisis

while the world
waits for a solution,

anything that can
stop this apocalypse.

Meanwhile, tension
and panic has begun

to rear its ugly head.

They're going with
General Vaughn's plan.

My fellow Americans,

we have all been witness
to the horrific events

that have taken place over
the past several days.

I wish I could come to
you now and tell you

that the worst is over.

As has been recently reported

the moon has, in fact,
moved into an orbit

that has put it on a
collision course with Earth.

We have 36 days to stop it.

The United States, along with
other nations of the world

have implemented
Operation Safeguard

using nuclear weapons
to destroy the moon

before it reaches us.

Engineers and scientists
have been working together

from all over the world

to accomplish this
enormous undertaking.

The missiles will
be launched today.

This is not the end.

This will be our finest hour.

It will be remembered
as the moment

when our world became one people

with one common cause.

We are not American.

We are not Chinese
or French or Russian.

We are one people
on a lonely planet.

We will pray together.

We will help each other

and we will not abandon our
values, our self-respect

or the rule of law in
this time of anxiety.

Be with your loved ones

and be comforted in the
knowledge that this government

and all our friends
throughout the world

are doing everything we can.

Thank you and God bless you all.

Hello?

We have people who need help.

We were on a train.

It derailed.

There are others hurt.

Okay.

Bring the truck.

Get these people to the shelter.

Thank you.

- Anything?
- Nothing yet.

And I have no idea where they
could possibly be, you know.

Or where we would begin to
start looking, I mean...

They'll be okay.

They're with their
grandfather, right?

Yeah.

Lloyd is an old cuss

but he would never let
anything happen to those kids.

It's still cool.

It kind of feels like London.

I always thought
I'd move back there.

Funny how things don't always
turn out the way you expect.

No, they don't.

Hey, look.

Careful, now.

Hey.

Those are spoken for.

What's wrong with you, you deaf?

Cafe is closed.

- Let go!
- Hey, let go.

Grandpa.

Grandpa.

Take your hands off them.

Grandpa?

Sadie, get some water.

How long?

Five minutes.

Where's Space
Command satellite?

Coming up.

The data we're
getting looks strange.

There's something
going on, guys.

What is it?

Nuclear weapons caused the
moon to tumble erratically.

Has it increased
the moon's velocity?

Yes.

It's gonna make impact
five days earlier.

Their plan didn't work.

Yeah.

Thanks.

It failed, Mr. President.

Assemble Dr.
Rhodes and her team.

I want another plan.

Yes, Mr. President.

The president
wants more options.

Well, it's a little late.

We gave him the only option.

Maybe not.

I might have an idea.

The moon is now tumbling,
rotating, unevenly.

Why?

Have to be from the hypermass,

must've been pushed off-center.

The nukes may have done
something for us after all.

I think they have partially
dislodged our brown dwarf,

moved it back closer towards
the surface of the moon.

So, what's your plan?

Actually, it's yours.

As some of you are aware,

while at NASA I headed
a team developing

a zero-gravity
propulsion machine

by means of manipulating
electromagnetic energy.

This is the original design.

What does it do?

Generates extreme
electromagnetic current.

We are going to
magnetize the moon's core,

literally turn it into one
gigantic electromagnet.

The machine is
self-powered, nuclear.

This machine will create an
instant of reverse polarity

start a chain reaction
within the core.

The brown dwarf and the moon's
core will repel each other,

positive to positive,

like trying to connect
positive sides of a magnet.

If we do this when the moon

is at its furthest
point from Earth,

its axis peak,

the brown dwarf will
be expelled by the moon

and drawn into the sun's
gravity, not Earth's.

The moon will then retain a
normal orbit around Earth.

You can do that
with this machine?

First we have to
build it, Mr. President.

Wait a minute, build it where?

Most of the mechanisms
can be built here.

The rest will need to be
assembled on the moon.

You've gotta be kidding.

Fortunately ESA had
planned the manned phase

of their lunar
operation next month

so most of the infrastructure
is already in place.

How do you use this thing
to magnetize the core?

Drill a hole and drop it down?

A thin steel
carbon-fullerene nanowire

newly developed
by the US military

for transfer of
electromagnetic energy

will be attached to a
converted cruise missile

with the other end
connected to the EM machine.

And we've, Alex,
can you put up the,

thank you.

We've done some extensive
spectrographic analysis

of the moon.

We believe that deep fissure
canyons have been exploited

all the way to the core.

However, because of blast debris

continued residual
effects from the impact

it is impossible for us

to do any detailed thermal
readings from here.

The astronauts will have to
determine the appropriate canyon

to launch our missile into

depending on which of these
canyons best suit our needs.

Now, once the canyon
has been chosen,

the astronauts will
descend into it

via a jet-propelled rover

and with on-site
thermal equipment,

begin detailed subsurface
terrain mapping

for the missile guidance system,

which will direct the
missile down into the core.

This is fantasy.

How are you gonna attach
that much wire to a missile?

It won't actually
be that difficult.

ASEP?

That's what we
intended, General.

What?

What's ASEP?

American Space
Elevator Prototype.

The idea is to use
ultra-thin cable

to lift cargo to
an orbiting base.

It's still in development.

The nanowire is both
highly conductive

and incredibly strong.

We use the wire from that
technology as the conductor

from the EM machine
to the warhead.

Now, we will convert the missile

to a copper-plasma-based
warhead.

After the canyon has been mapped

by the astronauts and missiles,

Tercom guidance system

will be programmed
via fire control

from within the lunar module.

As the missile embeds
itself in the moon's core

the dead warhead's copper
liner will collapse, melt,

form a plasma jet

which will be directed out
of the front of the missile

into the moon's core

effectively transferring
the EM current

forcing the brown
dwarf out of the moon.

There is, however, one caveat.

It is unlikely the
astronauts will make it back

to the lunar module

before the moon's core
has been magnetized.

But even if they do,

there's little chance

of the module escaping
the magnetic field.

It's essentially a one-way trip.

It should be voluntary.

Can we pull this off?

As we said, the brown
dwarf must be ejected

when the moon reaches
its axis peak.

Otherwise, it will hit
us instead of the sun.

If there are any delays or
hiccups, it will be too late.

That's why we have
16 days to launch

to give the Soyuz time
to catch up to the moon

and our astronauts time
to implement the plan.

Sir, we spend years
training our astronauts

for a single mission.

The Russian Advanced Crew
Transport is already prepped

for their lunar mission.

16 days?

It can't be done.

We need to reprogram
every code from scratch.

That's true, we will,
but it's not impossible.

Damn near.

The alternative,
gentlemen, is damn near.

All right, I'm sold.

Let's consult our
allies, get a consensus.

Contact ESA 's
lunar-mission commander

and the rest of the
space-flight team.

Do it.

Get it built.

That's enough, thanks.

You're welcome.

We can't stay here.

We've got-

Grandpa!

Oh, it's my heart.

I lost my pills.

Jake, go over there and see
if you can find some aspirin.

My grandpa, he needs aspirin.

He's got a bad heart.

Yeah, well, thanks to your
grandpa, I got a bad headache.

Hey.

Hey, kid.

You stay away from them.

Hello.

This is Terrence Young.

He's the mission director

of the European Space
Agency's lunar expedition.

Hello.

The Euro-Soyuz spacecraft
is being prepped

at their launch
facility in Kazakhstan.

Now, the Russian space
control was damaged

during the last surge

so mission control will now
be the European Space Agency

in Darmstadt, Germany.

It will take a miracle
to pull this off,

but I do believe we can.

Our biggest concern is the
assembly of that machine

on the moon.

Most of it can
be assembled here.

Our mission specialists

will practice final
assembly on dummy parts.

I'll supervise.

We understand that.

But with the
electromagnetic interference

there is some concern
Mission Control

may lose communication
with the astronauts.

Now, we need someone up there

with the specialized
and in-depth knowledge
of that machine.

What, are you joking?

I have no training for this.

This is your
brainchild, Dr. Kittner.

Dr. Emerson, as you've stated

there is no way to map the
canyon's terrain from here.

An expert in moon geology
with a vast understanding

of what has happened since
the impact is essential.

There's simply no way we
can train anyone down here

to do that.

No, I'm not an astronaut.

There is no room
for error here,

gentlemen, and we are
running out of time.

I'm sorry to you both,
but that is the situation.

It's 1000-to-one that the
astronauts are coming back.

We understand that too.

We cannot take a chance
with someone else.

Our best hope lies
in your hands.

My children are
still out there, sir.

I want them found.

FEMA has nothing yet.

It was unfair proposition.

No one is gonna
force you to do this.

I know that.

Look, we still have time.

We can train someone else.

Remember when I said

that things don't always
turn out the way we expect?

I remember.

I was talking about us.

We had something.

Been thinking a lot about it.

I know, Alex.

Me too.

I need you to do
something for me, Maddie.

I need you to say goodbye
to my kids for me.

Alex, we don't know whether-

Listen, I made
arrangements and

I promised I'd never leave
without saying goodbye

so I need you to do that.

I want you to tell them
that I'm sorry, okay?

- Alex-
- Look, they're right.

There's just no room for error.

I'm the only one who
can build that machine,

for certain, anyway.

They're gonna be very
proud of their father.

It's all right.

No, it isn't.

No, it isn't.

I gotta go.

I've got a plane to catch.

The components are being
made at five locations

around the globe.

US, Japan, Brazil,
France and Germany.

Our facility here is
hardened against EMPs

so all of our systems were
preserved during the last surge

and are operating normally.

Because of the increased
mass on the moon

you're gonna weigh twice as
much there as you do here.

So we've weighted down your
training suits accordingly

so that you get used to it.

Believe me, over
the next 10 days,

you are going to sweat, vomit,

and wish to God that the
meteor had hit us instead

of the moon.

Gentlemen, let me introduce you

to Flight Commander Courtney
Batterton from the US

and Lunar Module Pilot
Sergei Pitinkov from Russia.

- Alex Kittner.
- Sergei.

Roland Emerson.

Nice to meet you.

- Alex.
- Hi.

Roland Emerson.

Well, then, if we've all met.

Hey.

Here.

They're scarce.

Take it.
- Where did you get it?

- Money talks.
- Thanks.

You're married?

Engaged.

Was he with you?

I've never been married.

I'm not sure I'm the type.

I wouldn't want to
change my life like that.

Don't get me wrong, I'm a
nice guy, I like people-

Dr. Emerson, seen here-

But worrying about someone
else, what they wanna do, God.

Are confident in
the mission's success.

The launch of the Euro-Soyuz
is scheduled for Tuesday.

We are told there's a
very specific timeline

for the astronauts

to reach the moon in their
attempt to alter its course.

- You know him?
- Yes.

And bring
you the latest news

as details become available.

In other news, international-

Where is he?

He's outside, trying
to fix one of those cars.

Our broadcast from the White
House updating (indistinct).

Called the situation

our best chance to stop the
moon's imminent collision

with the Earth.

We will continue

updates throughout the evening.

Emergency crews are
stretched to their limit

and they're concentrating
their work in the cities.

A national curfew has
been put into effect

and for their own safety,
citizens are prohibited

from leaving their homes.

Here.

See if he'll eat it.

Can we have another candy bar?

We're both hungry.

Fine.

There.

You should be nicer to people.

Yeah, why is that?

Because maybe they'll
be nicer to you.

No, you can't come with us.

But I must get to Cologne.

No room.

We have to get these
supplies to another shelter.

If you can just get
me to a military base.

They can contact my
fiancé, Dr. Roland Emerson.

He's one of the astronauts.

He is on the
scientific-advisory team.

He's advising the government.

Please, I must get to him.

I'm sorry.

Now, please, go
back to the tent.

Hey, buddy.

Lady needs a ride,
squeeze her in?

I can't.

Hey, you are hurt, yeah?

Mmmm.

I'm pregnant.

You're what?

Hey, look, I'm buying
her ticket, all right?

Take it.

I can't do that, sir.

Look, the woman's pregnant.

I'm asking you, can you
just please help her out?

Yeah.

Thank you.

Thank you.

No problem.

Hey, good luck.

What's your name?

Pierce, Bob Pierce.

I'm Martina Altmann.

Thank you, Mr. Pierce.

No problem.

The successful launch

of the American
Atlas V with supplies

begins the first phase
of the lunar mission.

The cargo module will lie
in orbit around the moon

waiting for the astronauts

to arrive only a
few days from now.

The astronauts,
including two civilians,

Alex Kittner and Roland Emerson,

have been training
vigorously for several days.

Both will be going into space
for the very first time,

both an essential part-

I didn't tell you
that Martina's pregnant.

Hey, that's great, Roland.

Congratulations.

Mission Control
of course, will remain based

at the European Space Agency
control center in Germany.

The incredible effort has
only been made possible

by widespread
international support.

Mr. Emerson.

Yeah?

Your fiancée,
she has been found.

She's on her way here.

Thank you.

Martina.

I'm okay.

Ah.

Jake, reach in
my shirt pocket.

I wanna tell you a story

about your mom.

When you were babies,

still in your cribs,

even when you were older,

your mother,

she'd come into your
room late at night

just to stare,

to adore you.

You never woke.

You never knew.

But some part of you must
have known she was there.

You need to listen to that now

to the part that knows she's
always there watching over you.

We'll be there with you

always.

Your mom and I.

Count on it.

Your father's a,

a good man.

He'll find you.

He...

Grandpa!

We leave
for the launch facility

tomorrow morning.

Can I come with you?

To Kazakhstan?

To the moon.

Yes.

Is it a dangerous mission?

Yes.

But we will be okay?

No.

No.

No.

You are coming back.

We are having a baby.

You're going to be here.

You're going to be here.

No, no, no.

Look at me.

Look at me.

I will do everything I
can to get back here.

I promise you.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, I am.

I want to be your husband.

Did you hear what I said?

I want to be your husband.

Will you marry me?

Yes.

Do you, Martina Altmann,
take Roland Emerson

to be your lawfully
wedded husband

for better or worse,
richer or poorer,

till death do you part?

I do.

And do you, Roland
Emerson, take Martina Altmann

to be your lawfully wedded
wife, for better or worse

richer or poorer, till
death do you part?

I do.

You may kiss.

Where are you going?

None of your business.

Where were you going
when you came here?

None of your business.

Wait.

You can't just leave us here.

Look, kid, I'm sorry
about your gramps, all right

but it's survival
of the fittest now.

All you have to do is take
us into town or something.

My dad, he's in Washington.

Alex Kittner, he's
advising the president.

You'll get a reward!

Here, you can keep them.

What?

I don't want this.
- Good luck, kid.

Stop!

Please!

Get in.

Auxiliary power.

Switching
to auxiliary power.

Access arm retract
and crew fallback.

Main engine start.

Go with main engine start.

10, nine,
eight, seven, six

five, four, three, two, one.

Ignition.

Lift-off.

Dr. Emerson, do we
have final-trajectory points?

That's affirmative, Center.

I've got a crystal
clear view from here

and our thermal gear
is reading beautifully.

We've discovered the best
crevice for our missile launch

and the landing will proceed.
- Thank you.

Sergei?
- Copy, Center.

It's well within our
landing parameters.

I'm downloading coordinates now.

Dr. Rhodes,
what's our STP?

No change, all lunar
conditions remain as predicted.

Lunar
conditions are valid.

Commander Batterton,
how do we look?

All systems are go
from here, Control.

Good.

We'll take control of the
cargo-vessel launch from here

so stand by for
lunar-module prep.

Copy that.

Well, so far so good.

Provided nothing
untoward happens, we
should get them there.

Dr. Rhodes.

We just got a call.

A military checkpoint
is holding a man

who claims to have Dr.
Kittner's children with him.

Dr. Kittner, this
is Mission Control.

We have something for you,

if you'd like to
look at your monitor.

Hi, Daddy.

Hi, Dad.

Hey, guys.

What are you doing?

I'm going to the moon.

Where's your grandfather?

He, he died.

When are you
coming home, Daddy?

I'm not sure, pumpkin.

Why not?

Well, there's
something I have to do.

I need to save the
man in the moon.

Dad?

You take good care
of your sister, okay?

You're the man of the
house now, remember?

I love you both very much.

I love you too, Dad.

I love you, Daddy.

Goodbye, Jake.

Goodbye, Sadie.

Dr. Kittner,
we're running out of time.

Are you able to move any faster?

We'll have to try

but this heightened
gravity is wearing us down.

Control, coupling
on Coil 4 complete.

Interval a go.

Continue sequence through
to the next linkage.

The moon will reach its
axis peak in six hours.

They have to complete
the EM machine.

Their meds are peaked.

They can't keep up this
pace up much longer.

Do they have enough oxygen?

We'll have to tap the reserve.

Well, we don't have a choice.

Right.

It's not connected.

Try it again.

Coil 5 isn't
taking the coupling.

Sergei, run a diagnostic,

find out what the
computer's doing.

Copy.

It's a failed coil interface
inside the linkage chassis.

Port H-4.

- Five hours to axis peak.
- Copy that.

Orbit 1, it's getting tight.

How much longer?

Need to replace Coil 5.

It will take at
least five hours.

- What?
- That's too long.

We won't have enough time
to launch the missile.

You have to begin
subsurface mapping now.

We need guidance
information for the missile.

Dr. Kittner?

I can assemble the
remaining couplers.

The nanowire is
secured to the missile.

- Dr. Emerson?
- Yeah.

Mapping equipment loaded.

We are ready to go.

We need to get
that mapping done

and get this machine online now.

Dr. Rhodes?

They're way behind.

Then maybe it's time to
start praying for a miracle.

Who's to say science
got it right?

Three hours,
four minutes to axis peak.

Time?

There isn't enough time.

As our final hours tick away

we do not hear reports
of panic or lawlessness.

Instead, oddly calm.

A strange and beautiful peace
that has eluded us until now.

The irony matters not

as many people spend
these final hours

fulfilling their last wishes

doing things they've
never taken time to do.

Conquering fears.

Finding love.

Finding faith.

Control, all coils are go.

Assembly complete.

He did it.

It's done.

Come on, Alex.

Turn it on.

Preliminary power activated.

Sergei, what are the levels?

Levels are holding.

All is go.

Locked and ready
for plasma ignition.

Copy.

The subsurface fractures
are wider than we thought.

We can accelerate our descent.

Any increase in velocity

and you will be shattered
against the side of the canyon.

Sergei, we have
no other chance.

Sergei, recalculate
the rate of descent.

We'll try and make up the time.

Copy.

One hour, 15
minutes to axis peak.

The machine is ready.

What's the hold-up?

Almost in position.

Mapping almost complete.

Let's not give up just yet.

Courtney, the EM machine
is locked and powered.

All systems remain go.

Waiting on mapping sequence.

Copy, Alex.

We're getting very high
EM levels down here.

Copy.

Filters are peaked.

Signal strength is good.

I just need a little
bit more time here.

Straight, good.

Good, keep it steady.

Just a few more seconds.

Okay.

It's opening up now.

I've got a good
view from up here.

Yes.

Yes, we've got a line of sight.

Go.

Fire control, stand by.

Prepare for sequence transfer.

What's happening?

What happened?

She lost control.

Thrust control's gone.

I see a slight outcropping.

I can't keep this
descent altitude.

We're going in too steep.

Roland?

Do you copy?

- Don't let go.
- I got you.

- I'm slipping.
- Hold tight.

Don't let go.

Hold on!

No!

No.

Alex.

I've lost Courtney.

I'm,

I'm on some sort of a cliff top.

Roland, we need the missile's
final-guidance sequence.

Can you transmit?

There's been some damage.

Are you reading anything?

No.

Dr. Emerson, the transmitter
has been disconnected

from the hovercraft.

The missile is
still blind, Roland.

It will take seven
minutes to reach the core

which means we have less
than 10 minutes to fire it.

We'll be past the
point of no return.

Copy.

Come on.

Come on.

Transmitting.

We have to launch now.

Still uploading.

Come on, we're
gonna miss the window.

Come on, Kittner.

Missile away.

The missile's been fired.

The missile is in the canyon.

Tracking missile.

Dr. Kittner?

I've done some calculations.

There may still be time for
us to escape the EM field

if we launch now.

We're waiting for Roland.

The hovercraft is inoperable-

We are not leaving
anyone behind.

Understood?

Alex, he's right.

I'm stuck here.

We still have a chance.

- Roland-
- No.

Alex, listen to me.

Go home.

Go to your kids.

We've finished our job here.

Start the launching
sequence, Sergei.

We're not leaving without you.

You have no choice.

Start it now, Sergei.

Now.

Don't do it.

Three minutes
until detonation.

One minute to detonation.

30 seconds to detonation.

10 seconds to detonation.

Seven, six, five

four, three, two, one.

Hey, where are you going?

To see if it worked.

Let's go.

Oh, my God.

Orbit 1, this is
Mission Control.

Do you copy?

Orbit 1, this is
Mission Control.

Do you copy?

Orbit 1, do you copy?

This is Orbit 1.

Copy, Control.

We hear you.

We are away.

Myself and Dr. Kittner.

All right, folks.

Let's get them home safely.

We're not gonna lose them now.

Dr. Rhodes.

Dr. Kittner and
cosmonaut Pitinkov,

they were not on the moon.

They're alive.

Yeah.

So?

Well, it looks like
the magnetic pulse

exploded the complex
of fault lines.

Is it stable?

- Yes, it's stable.
- Congratulations, well done,

well done.

Mr. Director, congratulations.
- Thank you.

Everyone, thank you.

Good job.

Thank you.

It's over.

It worked.

Yes.

There will be countless
casualties to be sure

and our prayers go with them.

But our world has not
been extinguished.

We are here.

We are alive.

Temperatures will drop.

Despite this,
millions have gathered

in spontaneous celebrations
throughout the world

christening what many are
calling a new beginning.

Hostilities throughout
the world have ceased.

A time to heal,

perhaps a second
chance to get it right.

Well done.

Thank you, General.

Dad!

Let me see you.

I love you, guys.

Let's go home, guys.