Chapter 423: First Exploration of the Blue Supergiant (Happy New Year)
"One is a blue supergiant, and the other is an old diamond white dwarf. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Such a partner is really rare in the universe......"
Wang Yao, the deputy commander of science, looked at the starry sky and was amazed.
Strictly speaking, this is already a binary star system, but this binary star system is extremely rare, and both are grossly disproportionate in mass and volume.
"The most likely possibility is that this blue supergiant has captured the Diamond Planet." Yuan Haochen judged, "The predecessor of this diamond white dwarf was a star comparable to the sun, and now she is at least 10 billion years old. Cygnus P, on the other hand, is less than 10 million years old. The age difference between the two is huge, and it is impossible for them to be born at the same time. ”
"So, where did this diamond white dwarf come from?" Military Commander Hallelujah asked with interest.
"Hallelujah, this is a question that only the universe or God can answer you, haha." Wang Yao joked with a smile.
"Well, even I, a soldier, think this star system is more and more worth studying." Hallelujah said.
"How long will it take to enter the realm of Cygnus P?" Wang Yao asked.
"About three months, we're getting closer to her."
Hallelujah replied as he looked at the enchanting blue star.
"The closer you get, the more cautious you have to be, Cygnus P is an unusually big guy." Yuan Haochen admonished.
"Yes!!"
......
Three months later, the research fleet finally landed on the blue supergiant Cygnus P.
"The fleet is starting to slow down!"
"Launch the probe!"
Thirty-three state-of-the-art probes were sent by the research team to Cygnus P and Diamond Planet.
As the distance closes, the blue supergiant Cygnus P becomes more luminous and larger.
When the research fleet was only 3 billion kilometers away from the blue supergiant, Cygnus P already looked like a dark blue neon, and by the time the distance continued to shrink to 300 million kilometers, it had expanded to the size of a wheel, and exuded an astonishing brilliance that was impossible to see directly with the naked eye.
"One of the largest stars in the universe!"
"Without approaching her, humans simply can't feel her majestic energy and magnificent scenery!"
When the fleet is only 80 million kilometers away from Cygnus P, she has completely occupied the entire observation lens of the scientific research fleet, and everyone is like being in front of a bright blue wall, which is to be ready to be blinded at any time.
"Can't go any further!" Yuan Haochen cautiously ordered, "Leave the rest of the observation work to the probe!" ”
Stars, like gas giants, do not have clear boundaries. Unlike rocky planets, they do not have a solid surface, but the density of matter continues to increase from low to high as they get closer to the core.
At this time, above the distance of the scientific research fleet, the energy radiated by the blue supergiant star has reached an astonishing level. Countless streams of high-energy charged particles, that is, strong stellar winds, rushed towards the fleet unusually fast, and if it weren't for the ultra-solid-state defense technology, the scientific research fleet would have been penetrated and destroyed by the stream of high-energy particles, and any electronic equipment would be paralyzed immediately.
Dozens of probes are still approaching the blue supergiant, and they must have gone for a long time. However, their "sacrifice" is extremely valuable. Because human civilization has never had the opportunity to observe and monitor a blue supergiant star so closely.
The closer the detector gets to Cygnus P, the stronger the thrust is felt, which is the light pressure generated by the intense light.
"The light is too strong!"
If there is a light sail detector like the pupil of the earth, the moment the light sail is opened, it will be shot out like a cannonball.
You know, at this time, the light pressure is only the level of the stable period of Cygnus P, if it is very unfortunate that her luminosity temporarily exceeds the limit of Eddington's luminosity, the strong light pressure will exceed gravity, ejecting a large amount of stellar matter and energy, not to mention the probe, the entire scientific research fleet will be sprayed into slag!
Fortunately, Cygnus P is a relatively stable blue supergiant, and if he has a violent temper like Haishan Er, Yuan Haochen is not willing to approach him.
A ruthless character in the universe like Haishan II, human civilization can't afford to provoke it for the time being, and they may eject a large amount of stellar material at any point. What's more, a supernova explosion triggered by a short-lived blue supergiant can easily destroy hundreds of light-year-old creatures in the surrounding area, teaching us how to behave in minutes.
Fortunately, in the universe, there are only a few such stars, otherwise a large number of injuries will occur frequently, and all kinds of intensive "disinfection" work will make the star systems in the universe "not a single inch of grass"!
"No more!" Scientific Commander Wang Yao reported a little nervously, "According to the rhythm of the temperature climb, if we move forward, it is expected that in five minutes, the detector will be melted by the high temperature." ”
"Such a sacrifice is necessary and inevitable!" Yuan Haochen replied indifferently, "At this distance, it is no longer meaningful to turn on the reverse acceleration mode for the probe." ”
"Yes! They can only end up in destruction, and I just hope that we can collect more data! Wang Yao also knew very well what would happen next.
Sure enough, just four minutes later, dozens of sparkling specks stood out against the dark blue background, and all of these probes died honorably.
"From the data collected, we can roughly infer that the blue supergiant Cygnus P is still relatively stable at present." Yuan Haochen quickly skimmed through the data presented by the computer system and came to a preliminary judgment.
"Yes!" Wang Yao didn't have as amazing brain power as Yuan Haochen, and in the face of complicated data, he couldn't draw conclusions for the time being, so he had to echo it.
"When we get back, let's take a closer look." Yuan Haochen then said, "Let's go and see that diamond planet again!" ”
"Okay."
......
In fact, the diamond planet has always been there, but it was too dark for the expeditionary force research fleet to find her.
Astronomers have detected similar objects as early as the Earth era, and theoretical calculations suggest that such planets are not very rare in the universe.
The average temperature of this diamond planet is about 2,230 degrees Celsius. In contrast, the central temperature of the Sun and the starry Sunrise is more than 5,000 times warmer.
Being so close to Cygnus P, she is orbiting the blue supergiant almost frantically.
"Although this is a diamond planet, strictly speaking, her form is still slightly different from that of diamonds."
The Diamond Planet wasn't far away, and the research fleet was soon approaching her orbit.
Three times the volume of the Earth, but twelve times the mass of the Earth, the surface of the planet is in a supercritical fluid state, and under tremendous pressure, the environment deep underground will turn carbon into diamonds, so it is indeed a veritable diamond planet.
"The ashes of a star's cooled have formed such a fascinating blue-green diamond planet!"
At this moment, all the researchers were fascinated by the scene not far away.
This beautiful crystalline white dwarf star is particularly brilliant and mysterious under the light of the blue light emitted by the blue supergiant!
(I wish you all a happy Chinese New Year's Eve, a happy family, and everything goes well in the new year!) Remember to receive the password red envelope later. )