After many weeks at high warp, the Europa approached the first system that Admiral McGinnis indicated in his briefing. It had been a relatively quiet journey, all things considered. The Europa didn’t encounter anyone, or anything during their trip. However, the missing animals were never found and no further mechanical issues appeared either.

Initial scans of the system at long range were unable to determine the make up of the system. Something, or someone was interfering with their scans.

-GMT