Shaken by the implications of Ferro 's conclusion , they move outside to discuss their situation : Alpha will be powerless in twenty - four hours .
The team is no closer to discovering what force is holding the Moon a static prisoner .
Shaken by the implications of Ferro 's conclusion , they move outside to discuss their situation : Alpha will be powerless in twenty - four hours and the team is no closer to discovering what force is holding the Moon a static prisoner .