Cosmic Shag (Episode Four of Farther Than We Dreamed)

The Universe is impossibly vast.
Even with warp drive, teleportation, & worm holes,
there are places you could never go.
But you could broadcast a signal out across forever.
You could tell the distant molecules and atoms to create new people on the other side
And send them off exploring…..

Their search for their missing crew member, Nayara Borges, brings Charlie and his team to Tertius-5, a planet dubbed "Cosmic Shag": by first-mate Queen Gloryannana. It is a red world, completely covered with uncountable long and thick red pseudopods. The crew descend beneath and discover the secrets hidden below.