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Heaven's Fall

The 1999 catastrophe that destroyed the Moon and began the Aldnoah.Zero timeline.
Jenxi Seow Published 7 Mar 2025 Updated 7 Mar 2025

Heaven’s Fall (天の落とし子, Ten no Otoshi-go) was the catastrophic event in 1999 that defined the Aldnoah.Zero timeline. A battle between the United Earth Federation and the Vers Empire on the Moon caused the Hypergate—ancient alien technology discovered during Apollo 17—to explode. The Moon was destroyed, and a debris belt formed around Earth. Cut off from Mars, the Vers Empire established orbital stations within the belt, leading to a tense 15-year ceasefire until conflict resumed in 2014.

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