First Light At Mistaken Point
ShortStory 6,864 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
Charlie's team has been out of touch with the Mars mission for a month. While she's attending her mother's funeral, a mysterious 47-second-long message arrives.
Content warnings 1
death-of-a-loved-one
Quasar links out; the story lives on Clarkesworld, where the author gets the click.