Chapter 82: The Mysterious Signal Incident
In recent days.
The space agencies of the world's major space-faring powers have discovered a peculiar space phenomenon.
Stars and Stripes National Aeronautics and Space Administration (SASA), Office of the Director.
Report from the Satellite Detection Department:
"In the past two days, many of our communication satellites, three scientific exploration satellites, two high-energy physics observation satellites, and a total of more than 10 satellites have received more than one high-frequency and short-wave signal.
THE FREQUENCY OF THIS SIGNAL IS 160GHZ, AND THE WAVEFORM IS REGULAR AND ORDERLY, WHICH SEEMS TO CONTAIN SOME KIND OF INFORMATION. ”
"ARE YOU SURE IT'S 160GHZ?"
SASA Director Robert Parsons, a white man in his fifties and a physical scientist, said with a surprised face: "Electromagnetic waves in this frequency band can generally only come from the inside of the star or from the pulse signal emitted by a weak neutron star. ”
HUNDREDS OF GHZ FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNAL TRANSMITTERS, HUMAN BEINGS ARE NOT UNABLE TO MANUFACTURE, BUT THE RADIATION DAMAGE IS TOO GREAT, AND THE PRACTICAL VALUE IS NOT HIGH.
The frequency of communication satellites launched into space by various countries is mostly a few megahertz to several hundred megahertz.
ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES WITH HUNDREDS OF GHZ OPERATING FREQUENCIES HAVE NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE, SO THEY ARE THE FIRST TO BE RULED OUT.
"Mr. Parsons, we have found that these short-wave signals have very complex rules, and they are definitely not chaotic stellar radiation, or pulse signals with too strong regularity, but they are more like artificial signals!"
The scientist who reported the situation said with some excitement: "This situation is extremely rare! It may be the first time in decades that humans have been exploring space to receive such a unique, as if it contained some kind of information, and dozens of them are received every day. ”
Robert sat up straight, his expression gradually becoming serious: "Can you organize people to decipher that message?" ”
"There are already experts deciphering it, but the mysterious signal is too short, and there is not much regular content, so it is very difficult to decipher."
"Then arrange a few more people!"
Robert stood up from his office chair: "Perhaps, the most significant event in the history of human aerospace development is contained in those mysterious short waves!" ”
"Yes, Mr. Parsons."
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In addition to the Stars and Stripes National Space Agency.
In the past few days, the Ouzhou Space Agency (ESA), the Mao National Space Agency (RFSA), and even the space agencies of the island countries and India, the communication satellites or space science satellites of these institutions in space, have also received mysterious shortwave signals.
After the scientists' analysis, these agencies realized that they might have discovered a big news.
"Among the communication satellites launched by human beings, there is no one that can emit such high-frequency radio wave signals for the time being."
"The possibility of coming from the ground is also ruled out, and it is difficult for high-frequency short waves to cross the ionosphere."
"The only possibility: these signals are from an unknown alien civilization!"
"In the galaxy, there are other intelligent civilizations! We are not the only ones. ”
"A mysterious shortwave signal, proving that extraterrestrial civilizations, are in unknown places."
"This is the most significant discovery in the more than 70 years that mankind has been engaged in space exploration activities and the hundreds of years of astronomical cosmology development!"
Some scientists were thrilled.
If it weren't for the strict prohibition required by science to make them restrained, they probably couldn't wait to stab the matter to the news media and create an explosive news.
After listening to the scientists' excited descriptions, it is estimated that they immediately came up with eye-catching headlines such as "Mankind Hears the Radio of an Extraterrestrial Civilization for the First Time" and "Aliens Are Confirmed to Exist" to increase the number of clicks on the news.
However, several major space powers in the world have heard mysterious broadcast signals, but they cannot lock the specific source of the signal, and it is not clear where the aliens are.
It may even be an oolong.
With this in mind, these NASA scientists have chosen to keep quiet for the time being and investigate and study.
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The other side.
The China National Space Administration (XNSA) in Xia is one of the world's top two space agencies in terms of scale and technical strength.
These two days have been in an eerie calm.
Superior meeting room.
Yang Wei, director of the Space Bureau and a former astronaut, knocked on his desk and said, "In other words, the dozens of mysterious signals heard by several scientific satellites in my country came from the first self-made satellite of Gangbia country?" ”
"From a five-kilogram small satellite launched into the sky three days ago on board China's Expeditionary No. 2C rocket?"
"It can't be!"
Immediately, an expert shook his head vigorously: "At present, there is no technology that can emit 160GHZ high-frequency short waves in a five-kilogram device, and it is an intermittent and random development, which is not at all a technology that we can imagine!" ”
"Not bad,"
Another expert nodded in agreement: "Even if Blue Mercury has such technology, it can only be the Stars and Stripes Country or the Great Mao Country, and it is absolutely impossible to be Gangbia." ”
He really didn't despise Gangbia, but anyone with a little common sense would not believe that Gangbia people could master such powerful black technology.
"In fact, a week ago, an engineer named Zhang Xiaobo from the Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation sent an email, saying that Gangbia's satellite is advanced and abnormal, and we should take the initiative to cooperate with Gangbia, and hope that we can persuade Gangbia to postpone the launch of the satellite, study the technical principles in that satellite, and then launch Gangbia for free...... The content of this email was considered too absurd, and it was immediately rejected, and Zhang Xiaobo was given a warning. ”
"Now it seems ......"
Deputy Director Tian Kehua glanced at everyone, dragged out his voice, shook his head and said, "That Zhang Xiaobo shouldn't be lying." ”
"Even if the problem Zhang Xiaobo reflects is true, the principle of diplomacy cannot be violated!"
Yang Wei defined the problem, after all, the punishment decision was made by him, "The question now is, what should we do?" In the past two days, the space agencies of other countries have sent emails asking if we have received mysterious signals. ”
"Now, how do we get back to the space agencies of the countries."
Should I tell them the truth?
But...... Even if scientists from all over the world were told the truth, would they believe it?
Even those of them who are present, if it were not for the facts in front of them, they would not believe it.
After some discussion.
The words of an expert named Zhang Xiaoping made everyone's eyes light up: "I think it's better not to tell the national space agencies, once the truth is told to them, the high-value small satellite in space may be targeted." ”
"Since the scientists in Gambia said that the working life of the satellite is only three months, after three months, can we ask Gambia to propose cooperation, or find a way to retrieve the satellite from space, and suggest that the two countries cooperate in research?"
Wow~
Wow~
Everyone's eyes lit up.
"That's a good idea." Yang Wei nodded in appreciation.
"Just do what Xiao Zhang said, we can't make a noise about this matter." Tian Kehua also said.
So, no matter how noisy the outside world is, the Xia National Space Agency is always shrouded in strange calm.