Chapter 203: A Long Way to Go
readx;?“ Supernova explosions have already been observed in the late 60s of the last century!? ”
After listening to the commander-in-chief's description, Yuan Haochen was quite surprised. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"The results of this supernova explosion observation were not released to the public at the time, and later became a highly classified event." The commander-in-chief exhaled slowly, he looked at Yuan Chenchen and continued, "The supernova explosion created a black hole with an extremely massive mass, which further warns us that this supernova explosion is very energetic, large enough to affect star WR104 and accelerate its demise. ”
"Actually, it's possible that Stellar WR104 has exploded, right?" Yuan Haochen asked rhetorically.
"You're right, maybe a powerful gamma-ray burst is already on its way and heading towards Earth." The commander-in-chief nodded.
Stellar WR104 is 3 times larger than the Sun, 25 times heavier than the Sun, and is located 8,000 light-years away from Earth.
When we observed another supernova explosion affecting it, it was actually 8,000 years ago, when human society was still in a very backward primitive stage.
Star WR104 can erupt at any time after being affected, but it takes time for the dazzling energy and gamma-ray bursts (which travel near the speed of light) to reach Earth.
It is impossible to guess when the star WR104 exploded, or perhaps it is still struggling to survive, or it died out in an extremely spectacular way thousands of years ago.
Only when a powerful gamma-ray burst and a dazzling burst of light energy reach the Earth can we observe and deduce the exact time of its eruption, but then it is meaningless, because the civilization of the Earth will also be destroyed at that moment.
"When it arrives on Earth, it can completely havoc the entire solar system like a tidal wave, and all life forms on Earth will die out without warning, and it will be very difficult for us to survive." Hara is a brilliant scientist who knows exactly what a gamma-ray burst from thousands of light-years away means.
"In the Milky Way, gamma-ray bursts occur once every million years, and it's no coincidence that the Earth is in the direction of this eruption.
This is an extremely confidential matter related to the life and death of the earth's civilization, and the few people in the know such as the commander-in-chief naturally rarely have the opportunity to mention this matter to others.
Therefore, when he mentioned the long-suppressed secrets in his heart again today, he seemed to be relieved, and there was some truth in telling the secrets in his heart to help relieve stress.
Yuan Haochen was silent for a while, quickly digesting this information, and soon, a question resurfaced in his mind: "Dear commander-in-chief, even if all mankind escapes the solar system together and flies to the Alpha Centauri galaxy 4 light years away, we may not be able to escape the doom as well. ”
"You're right, although the Alpha Centauri Galaxy is not directly in the path of the gamma-ray burst generated by the explosion of the star WR104, the distance of 4 light years is still too close in front of this powerful energy, and it will definitely be affected to a certain extent." The commander-in-chief was amazed because he found that Yuan Haochen had fully understood all the details of this crisis.
"It's just that we can't calculate the extent of the impact. It's not optimistic, but it's certainly better than the solar system. Flee there, and there may still be a glimmer of life for the civilization of the earth. Yuan Haochen continued, "I think the real goal of the alliance should be to find the science and technology left by the creator on Alpha Centauri, and use it to save the civilization of the earth. ”
"Haha~, obviously, everything has been burned in your eyes." The commander-in-chief laughed heartily, and Hara's wisdom and foresight made him even more confident in this operation.
"This time, the Earth civilization really has no way to hide. For humanity to survive this crisis, it will need to fly at least 1,000 light-years away. 1000 light years, do you understand what that means? The commander-in-chief said meaningfully, although this sentence was short, but every word revealed deep helplessness and extreme depression.
"Only the science and technology of the Creator have any hope of saving the civilization of the earth, and they already had the ability to make the entire civilization go on a long star journey as early as 2.1 billion years ago." Hara understood that the Creator's science and technology were the only hope for the current civilization on Earth.
"Yes, the Creator created the Earth's civilization in the distant past, and now hopes that their legacy will continue to benefit the Earth's civilization. However, I don't know if 2.1 billion years have passed, and we can still find the precious wealth left by the Creator......"
"I believe that the scientific and technological heritage of a cosmic civilization above level II cannot be erased no matter how long it is!" Yuan Haochen said firmly.
The commander-in-chief of "Good ......", as well as Commander Chris, who had been silent on the sidelines, all had a pleased smile on their faces.
"This responsibility is too heavy, to be honest, we old men can no longer afford it, this is a helpless fact. Therefore, we have no choice but to shamelessly hand over this burden to you young people and let you take risks......" The commander-in-chief's words were full of helplessness.
"You're serious!"
"It's probably a journey with no return, and I think you'll see what I mean."
"I understand."
Yuan Haochen knows that the so-called "there is no return" has two meanings.
First, perhaps his trip to the Alpha Centauri system will be in danger and he will never be able to return to Earth;
Second, a crisis could come at any time, the earth could be destroyed at any time, and after they left the earth, if he and the other two astronauts could survive, then they would become orphans of the earth's civilization.
"We are very short on time, so many of the conditions for this operation are not yet ripe, and although we can continue to communicate some details of the work on the way, it is still very rushed." The commander-in-chief stood up as he spoke.
He slowly came to Yuan Haochen's side, looked at the young man in front of him carefully, and held Yuan Chen's hand affectionately and said, "On behalf of the Interstellar Exploration Alliance, I appoint you as the person in charge of this exploration operation, and in the vast universe, you will become the representative of the entire earth civilization." It's up to you to save the civilization of the earth......"
"Rest assured, we will arrive at our destination without any problems, and I will send the key information back to Earth as soon as possible. More, more complex information will be brought back to Earth as soon as possible. ”
"Good! As long as the earth's civilization remains, we will continue to struggle!! (To be continued.) )