 Rear Admiral Noah Trager (Michael Ironside) leads an international team of military and scientific personnel in the recovery of an ancient alien artifact. This sentient alien structure seems to draw on the memories of its human explorers as it grows. Trager, who dotes on his 10-year-old daughter, must also contend with another mystery in his life -- the unsolved murder of his wife. This is his obsession. As they explore the Artifact, Earth is devastated by a massive asteroid strike. At that very moment, the Artifact rips Trager and his crew through space-time to a mysterious Ice Planet at the edge of an ancient galaxy. Their only shelter is the damaged alien vessel. The survivors soon discover they have been dropped into the midst of an ancient alien war. They must now face a journey of evolution and self-discovery in order to fulfill their destinies. The battle often plays out as personal challenges that originate from the pasts of the survivors themselves. Cyphers of the dead will haunt our crew, such as the replicant of Trager s daughter - through which the aliens communicate. It cannot be her, but she seems real, and a force of great danger and great hope. These are the survivors  stories.