Ever since she can remember, 14-year-old Cecily has known that the sun will explode the year that she turns 18. But there may be a solution. The government is testing kids in every school in the US for a special mission to go beyond space. The hope is that beyond space there is a safe place that defies time, gravity, and existence as we know it. What happens when she is chosen for the mission? Will it succeed or fail?