Chapter 46: A Planet
Everyone looked at the screen anxiously, and there was no desertion at all. Some people even rubbed their eyes heavily and then stared intently at ......
People are amazed to find that there is almost nothing on the screen!
There is no distinctive radial ripple-like pattern, only a small dot in the center of the screen that represents the telescope itself......
There was nothing around!
Yu Yifeng couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter?" Professor Thomson, how's it going? Was the commissioning successful? ”
It's not that he talks a lot of nonsense, it's that he's really worried!
And all of them are worried. If this thing breaks, humanity will be in big trouble! Without gravitational-wave telescopes, people wouldn't know where they are in the universe!
"It should ...... No problem! ”
Professor Thomson, who was in charge of the relevant operations, studied it and said in an affirmative tone: "This is the universe and not the solar system, and it is normal to find no mass source, we just need to expand the search range." ”
"Since the speed of the spacecraft is very fast, we have to consider the relativistic effect, because the propagation of gravitational waves is also the speed of light, so we need to transform the formula......"
As he spoke, he tapped on the keyboard, entered the relevant parameters, and pressed enter.
This time, the search area is relatively large, about ten light-years, and theoretically, stars with more mass than the moon will be searched.
A star the size of the Moon is the minimum standard set by mankind. Planets that are too small can only be regarded as meteorites, and the mineral resources in them are often not comprehensive, and the number is not large.
Human beings finally have such an opportunity to sail at high speed, and it is impossible to stop because of some meteorites unless they have to.
One has to look further afield......
There are too few resources in the meteorite pile, and if they run out, and human beings have not yet developed a means of long-distance navigation, won't they be trapped alive and waiting for death?
So, it's better to have a planet as rich as Earth.
But Mars is also so-so...... It would be better if it were a bigger planet!
Soon, the search image came out.
Within ten light years, there's nothing special......
Only a white dwarf-like star in its original position is a star-like star. Yes, the Sun may evolve into a white dwarf after a violent explosion, but the process is still forming.
In a very distant place, there are only a few stars and corresponding planets, which are 108,000 miles away from the trajectory of Noah, which is completely inadequate with human technology.
Everyone was slightly disappointed, but fortunately, the gravitational wave telescope "saw" something after all, indicating that it was not damaged.
"Using the Sun as a stationary frame of reference, our spacecraft is currently traveling at 0.9816 times the speed of light, which is a bit faster than previously estimated."
"In this way, there is more time dilation, and one year inside us is equivalent to 5.24 years outside. In other words, what we feel is a year and a half, flying out of the solar system about 8 light-years? ”
"That's true...... The error is relatively large. ”
Scientists draw many conclusions from the images and discuss them in whispers.
"It's a pity, the trajectory ahead...... There are no planets! ”
Although this kind of thing is disappointing, it is also expected, the universe must be empty, and it is almost impossible for a lone star to appear inexplicably.
But it's not over yet!
What they have high hopes for is still the star system "187J3x1", which is still about 14 light-years away, which is a close binary star system.
It is made up of two stars: one is a dwarf yellow star with 0.97 times the mass of the Sun, and the other is much larger than the Sun, about 1.53 times the mass and shines 1,500 times the brightness of the Sun!
In a close binary star, when one daughter star fills its critical equiplane, its matter flows to the other daughter star on a large scale, and mass transfer occurs.
This situation would have a huge impact on the evolution of the near binary.
The two stars that make up "187J3x1" orbit each other once a day. When the two sides rotate to the nearest point, there will be a strong flow of matter that is constantly thrown out of the star due to the mutual gravitational pull.
Some of this ejected material may run near the companion star to form the material around the star, or it may fly away from the entire binary star system into interstellar space.
All in all, this binary star system has a lot of mass than the solar system. And because of the continuous projectile of matter, it is likely that planets will form in relatively peripheral places!
Noah's trajectory is 0.67 light-years away from the closest point of the main star of 187J3X1, which is not particularly far away. After all, the solar system has a range of influence of one light year, so maybe one can find a planet in the outer regions?
"Broaden your search." Yu Yifeng said in a deep voice.
Professor Thomson's fingers trembled, and he typed in the relevant parameters.
Who can settle down at such a time? This exploration can mean the future of mankind, even if the heart is wide, it can't be relieved!
If you can't find the planets, you'll have to sleep in hibernation!
After a few seconds, the image came out.
It seems like...... It's not empty!
People looked at the screen in a hurry, all holding their breath.
Gradually, their faces flushed, and they noticed that something was wrong, as if, it seems, perhaps...... A planet?
No, not just one, but many, the "187J3x1" star system, with at least 38 planets larger than the Moon! There are 10 of them bigger than the earth!
The nearest one, as if it is on the trajectory of the Noah?
In a straight line?!
Really?!
"Hurry up and take the data measurements, hurry, hurry!"
Yu Yifeng screamed frantically, and he felt like he had been hit in the head by a colored ball...... No, it was a nuclear bomb that hit me in the head! Many people thought the same thing, and some people with poor psychological qualities even fainted with excitement, which also caused a small wave of riots.
In fact, people have been prepared for a long struggle and long-term hibernation, but suddenly it seems that the salted fish has turned over and come back to life, which is a little incredible!
The universe is too big to imagine, and if the sea and water molecules are used to describe the relationship between the universe and the planets, it is simply a kind of contempt for the universe.
But now, people are flying wildly, and they can really encounter a planet? Really?
Yu Yifeng no longer knew what words to use to describe his mood, as if he shot indiscriminately and hit a ping pong ball millions of kilometers away! Is there a 1 in 100 million chance or 1 in a billion?
It's pie in the sky! Or just hit it on the head!
Maybe it was the great sun that helped humanity when it propelled Noah?
Still is...... Humans are illegitimate children of the god of luck?!
Yu Yifeng was a little troubled, he even felt that this thing was a gas planet, or an alien planetary-level spaceship!
If it is a gas planet such as Jupiter and Mars, mankind is still happy in vain.
With the current technology of mankind, it is impossible to fish for the material of the gas planet......
Wow, wow, wow!
Everyone present was making a loud noise, they were not as troubled as Yu Yifeng, everyone's emotions began to go crazy, and they were inflating like balloons one by one.
Originally, I was just expecting a little, but I didn't expect it to be a success! How lucky is that? It's like buying a lottery ticket and seeing yourself win.
People looked at the images on the screen with great excitement, and the ecstasy in their hearts erupted like a volcano.
"The distance gap is about 120 million kilometers, which is not far and acceptable."
"The overall density of stars is about two-thirds that of Earth...... The radius is about twice the size of the Earth, so it is eight times the volume of the Earth! Gravity is about 1.33 times that of the Earth, and humans should be able to withstand it. ”
"Such a density, it's a planet! Terrestrial planet! ”
The gravitational-wave telescope doesn't have a lot of data, but it's enough to prove that it's a terrestrial planet! It is impossible for a gaseous planet to have such a density!
A terrestrial planet!
"Ahhhh “fu*k!”“ Yaga! "Grass!"
After these data came out, everyone cheered, and some people couldn't help but curse. At such a moment, no one cares about the image of others at all, and everyone is immersed in crazy joy.
Even Yu Yifeng was also shouting, venting his feelings to the fullest!
Even the person who had just fainted came to life and began to bounce alive!
Suddenly, everyone seemed to hear the continuous cheers inside the spaceship, as if the entire spaceship was cheering in the same way.
What can a terrestrial planet represent?
represents energy, resources, and a myriad of minerals, especially ...... It's eight times larger than Earth! r