Artistic License – Space: Turns out even Stanisław Lem is not immune to the constellation-as-location issue.When the captain points that out, it's explained that the methane here has different chemical bond energy, making it much less reactive. Artistic License – Chemistry: The atmosphere of Regis III contains significant quantities of oxygen and methane, which normally would make it an immense bomb just waiting to go off.However, protagonists speculate that living machines of Regis III might have descended from some kind of autonomous robots crewing a crashed Lyran colony ship. Absent Aliens: Justified: the only other known alien civilization - the Lyrans - have been destroyed millenia ago when their home star went supernova.Which leads to one last solitary venture into the desert. Nothing but make sure every man - alive or dead - is accounted for. As attempts to learn more about the phenomenon or destroy it cause increasing damage and loss of life, the protagonists have to come to terms with the fact that there is nothing really left for them to do on Regis III. During exploration, they also stumble upon the the Condor's unsettling remains and eventually learn its sad fate, losing several of their own crewmembers in the process. The Invincible's crew discovers strange metallic ruins on the surface of the planet, which don't look like anything in particular either machines or buildings. The Condor vanished after landing on the desert planet of Regis III, sending a single distress signal mere hours after arrival. "The Invincible" (Niezwyciężony) is a novel by Stanisław Lem describing the mission by the eponymous spaceship to find out what happened to its sister vessel, the Condor.
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