Volume III Chapter 34 The Conditions of Civilization
In less than two hours, Task Force 1 appeared near the galaxy where the Big-Headed Doll civilization originated. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
However, Zhuang Bifan did not let the fleet directly replace the interior of the galaxy, but in the cosmic void more than a hundred light-years away from the edge of the galaxy's core outside the galaxy.
The galaxy has a saucer-shaped core surrounded by several spiral arms. According to the information left by the big-headed doll civilization, the Han Wu could easily find the spiral arm where their civilization body was originally located. The Big-Headed Doll civilization developed an interstellar civilization, but it was not able to extend the scope of exploration and development too far beyond the star system, let alone beyond the spiral arm.
Hanwu displays a sketchy star map of the galaxy on a large screen.
Zhuang Bifan and Sima Yun looked at it carefully.
Sima Yun first discovered a distinctive feature of this galaxy: "You see that this galaxy has six spiral arms, three of which are very complete, extending directly from the core of the star, while the other three follow the galaxy between the complete spiral arms. It's a little different from the Milky Way. ”
Zhuang Bifan heard her say this, took a closer look, and found that it was really like that. Even the three incomplete spiral arms are symmetrical.
He thought for a moment and said, "Actually, there are some similarities with the Milky Way. Intact spiral stars are denser, while incomplete stars are relatively sparse. According to the information given by that civilization, they should have been born from one of the incomplete spiral arms. ”
He said that he asked Hanwu to calculate the angular velocity of the spiral arm around the core of the galaxy. Finally, with reference to nearby galaxies, we can roughly determine the location of that civilization before.
However, the current situation is unclear, and he did not dare to let the Han Wu Finger directly replace the past.
The galaxy is about 110,000 light-years in diameter, and the core is about 30,000 light-years in diameter. And the star system where that civilization was born is about 46,000 light-years away from the core of the galaxy. Comparatively speaking, the farther away from the core of the galaxy, the less dense the celestial bodies become. The density of stars that do not complete the spiral arm is already small, and the distribution of stars there is already quite sparse.
He asked the Hanwu to send a reconnaissance boat to investigate. It may take some time to encounter that star and determine if there is danger in it.
And this time he said that he was going to take Sima Yun out to play, but he met that big-headed doll civilization and arrived here. He didn't want her to be bored, so he dragged her to study the galaxy.
A galaxy at close range is not pretty. Especially at the core of the galaxy, the stars are too dense, and there is a lot of cosmic dust gathered. Many of the planets they see are large patches of planets.
But there are a lot of supernovae at the core of the galaxy, and you can see some very bright stars.
However, neither of them is a lover of astronomy, and they are tired of watching these things for a long time. Sima Yun was not interested in those starlights, but instead became interested in the structure of this galaxy.
"The Milky Way is said to be a barred spiral galaxy, with the core of the galaxy spinning like a short rod and driving the spiral arms," she laughs. This one is exactly like a flying saucer. The edge of the saucer also has three spiral arms sticking out. It's rare to see galaxies with such regular shapes. ”
Zhuang Bifan nodded and said, "It is indeed rare, there are many galaxies like this in the Black Flame Space. But I have almost never seen how regular the spiral arm is. ”
He paused, then smiled and said, "But it's different from the Milky Way, probably because the Milky Way actually has two cores. And it's really only one core. ”
"Isn't there just one core of the galaxy?"
Zhuang Bifan is not just guessing. "Because the Three-Eyed Man has discovered that many galaxies with short rod cores actually have two super-black holes," he explained with a smile. These two black holes each attract a cluster of stars to orbit each other. This is the formation of a short stick outfit. And at the center of this galaxy is probably a much larger super-black hole. Or a black hole aggregate, the entire core revolves around it, so the appearance of its center is so singular.
In fact, most galaxies with such a galactic nucleus should be an elliptical galaxy. But this galaxy is a spiral galaxy. Perhaps it is because the matter of this galaxy is relatively concentrated in some regions.
Sima Yun looked at it for a while and lost interest in this galaxy, such a galaxy was neither the most beautiful, nor the largest, nor very special. She was more interested in the possible life in the galaxy.
"Since this galaxy can cultivate a civilization, as long as there are suitable planets, then there may be other life. ”
"The emergence of life does not mean that the planet is suitable for us to set foot on. It does not mean that civilization can be produced. Zhuang Bifan smiled and shook his head. Still, he said. "But if there is a planet like that, we can also go and see it. ”
This is actually a very reasonable imagination. There are many galaxies in the universe, and irregular galaxies have the highest number. However, in the positioning standard of Black Flame, as long as it is a galaxy without an irregular shape, it is called a star cluster, so a dwarf galaxy with a maximum diameter of more than 16,000 kilometers such as the Aurora Cluster is still called a star cluster. In fact, there are more than 100 regular galaxies in this cluster, and there are hundreds of dwarf galaxies revolving around them.
When it comes to the birth of life, theoretically speaking, the odds are equal whether they are dwarf galaxies or regular galaxies. But in reality, life is more often born in large spindled galaxies.
Because such a galaxy belongs to a large galaxy, it has a lot of matter, it is easy to form various stars, and the relative position of celestial bodies is relatively stable, and the more likely it is that there will be a star system suitable for life breeding.
Of all the types of galaxies, none is the elliptical galaxy. But elliptical galaxies are mostly supergalaxies created by galaxies colliding. It's like the E-000-245 galaxy where they first met the big-headed doll civilization. There are relatively many galaxies like that, and they are more densely populated. And after the collision of galaxies, various changes will make the interior of the galaxy chaotic. The rays produced by various starstorms can kill life in the initial stage. Unless such galaxies have stabilized, it is more difficult to form life.
Conversely, spiral galaxies, which have sparse objects along the spiral arms and are less likely to be exposed to starburst rays, have a long enough time to nurture life in these regions.
And with life, it does not mean that civilization can be produced. For example, dinosaurs have dominated the earth for more than 100 million years. But they have never produced real civilizations.
So even if there are other planets in this galaxy that have life, the chances of civilization are not optimistic.
Sima Yun also knows that the emergence of civilization is not easy. A civilization as numerous and densely concentrated as this star cluster can be regarded as a miracle. In fact, the appearance of life on any planet can be called a miracle.
The emergence of a life is bound to go through a long time. And there must be all sorts of appropriate coincidences. For example, the earth has bred human beings and has experienced many breakthroughs. The protein macromolecule becomes a chain protein, and it is enough to collide with the right position. Before metabolism, no molecule can evolve on its own, no matter how large it is.
When a protein becomes a single-celled organism with metabolic activity, no one knows what kind of mutation it undergoes to make a single-celled organism become a multicellular organism. If this threshold had not been crossed in the first place, there would have been no possibility of life on Earth.
"Whether civilization emerges or not, that's not the most important thing. Sima Yun rolled her lovely eyes at him. "If life can be discovered, it means that such a planet is actually suitable for us to live. ”
Zhuang Bifan said: "That's not necessarily. The liquid environment is the most suitable place for life to appear. But some planets don't necessarily flow nutrient-laden sea water like Earth, it may be acidic or even toxic ammonia. Even if we spend a lot of effort to renovate that kind of environment, it is impossible to live on it. ”
Sima Yun thought that there were many planets in the Black Flame Space that were even completely covered with liquid, and although the surface of such a galaxy was frozen, the temperature inside also made the ice sheet appear liquid. But even if life exists at that temperature, it is impossible to develop civilization. Because there is no foundation.
She couldn't imagine that a civilization could develop using only ice as a resource. And the use of metal is a symbol of real civilization.
She smiled and told Zhuang Bifan what she thought. Zhuang Bifan smiled and said, "What you said seems to be very reasonable. Some people say that human beings appeared because they walked upright and freed their hands. But Tyrannosaurus rex walked upright earlier than humans, except that they did not evolve forelimbs, but evolved heads. The worst thing is that they evolved in the direction of bones, not brains. ”
"Dinosaurs ruled the earth at that time. But they are just cold-blooded animals. The resilience to climate change risks is too low. And the strongest, I'm afraid, is also the least enterprising. ”
"The strongest is also the least enterprising?" Zhuang Bifan said with a smile. "You're telling me to keep going?"
"It's just a matter of saying. Sima Yun was stunned for a moment and said with a smile. "And the direction you are striving for, I'm afraid is only in terms of personal strength. After all, we only came from a low-level civilization. We are not like computers, as long as we connect a line, we can master all the black flame technology. By the time you keep up with Black Flame in terms of technology, I'm afraid that humanity will already be out of the galaxy. ”
In the final analysis, Zhuang Bifan only took advantage of his identity to become the leader of such a powerful force. If it weren't for Hei Yan recognizing him as the Lord. No matter how strong he is, what can he do?
As long as Hei Yan is still around, the created Zhi Brain will believe in one thing: absolutely obey his orders. So the core of his strength is actually Hei Yan. Of course, even if the black flame is gone, as long as there are other mothership brains, the brains created in the future will still have this limitation.
Zhuang Bifan didn't think what she said was against her ears, but just said it jokingly. He smiled and grabbed her waist and whispered, "Actually, I think you have a lot of sense." The strongest is also the least aggressive. That's not what America is all about. He is the strongest on the planet, but most of his energy is spent on suppressing his pursuers, rather than wholeheartedly improving his own strength. ”
In fact, what he thought of in his heart was the motherland of the world he came from, which was indeed the most powerful in history. But then it was also the least enterprising, closed the country and locked the customs, and there was the wild boar skin dynasty later, not to mention progress, in fact, it was regressing.
At that time, it was really too unenterprising.
It's just that the subsequent catastrophe was three feet of ice, and it was a day's cold.