Chapter 54: A galaxy that you absolutely don't want to go to
Of course, the objection was not raised because Yang Meng was afraid of death.
As a pioneer astronaut, he has long been prepared to sacrifice for the future of human exploration.
Death is nothing to him,
What really made him object,
Or because he was influenced by the rejection of the ideology outside the department at that time,
The so-called extra-system rejection trend of thought is a relatively conservative ideology produced by mankind with the development of aerospace science and technology.
At first, this idea was ridiculed for being too outrageous.
At the beginning of the origins of thought,
Because of the activity of human beings in the solar system,
Ordinary humans are finally starting to look farther beyond the solar system
And because of the expansion of horizons,
Some people's concept of home has also expanded from the earth to the entire solar system.
This has led some humans to have the idea of protecting the solar system.
And shouted the slogan: "Love the solar system, everyone is responsible".
Hence the idea of keeping the unknown enemy out of the solar system.
But the generation of this kind of thinking has no practical significance.
Because human beings have not found the existence of advanced civilizations around the solar system,
And once there is really an advanced civilization that can come to the solar system from a distance of hundreds of light years without human beings detecting it,
How can humanity resist this level of civilization.
What's more, what is the purpose of a higher civilization to invade a backward civilization.
So this idea has been ridiculed to a certain extent.
But the mind will progress according to the actual development,
As humanity prepares to embark on a pioneer exploration program in nearby galaxies,
The idea of rejection has a more practical and reasonable object of rejection.
That is to prevent unknown alien organisms and direct contact with humans.
Just like Yang Meng thought before,
Extraterrestrial organisms are full of unknowns and also bring unknown dangers, such as microbial viruses, biological invasions, genetic contamination, and so on.
Until the time of the pioneer exploration program of mankind,
Humanity still can't guarantee a complete victory over the microbes on its own planet.
Not to mention the microbes from an alien planet,
No one knows what kind of impact these creatures will have on humans.
And the red mist that Yang Meng encountered on the planet Rutan B is the most obvious example!
Hence the rejection of thinking that once an extragalactic discovers life,
It must not be allowed to enter the solar system and have direct contact with humanity,
After all, human beings are very active on various planets.
Humanity is not so peaceful internally,
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it is best for extraterrestrial beings not to enter the solar system.
For this kind of thinking, Yang Meng also agrees with this point of view.
He died because of the alien creatures maybe nothing,
If he accidentally brings hidden dangers and disasters back to mankind, then he will be responsible for his death.
Thinking of this, Yang Meng looked at Xiaoguang:
"So what should we do with this point of light?"
"Will it be brought to a nearby galaxy according to the results of the distant consultation, or will it be ......?"
Regarding Xiaoguang's handling of the problem, Yang Meng was a little hesitant,
The discussion meeting when I left the earth finally came up with a plan.
That's a compromise.
Since there is a risk in bringing back the solar system,
That would place the research site of extraterrestrial creatures near the solar system.
At the beginning, the solution was to place the experiment,
placed in the cosmic space one to two light-years away from the solar system,
However, considering factors such as resource collection and transportation costs,
The meeting decided or will be the experimental site,
placed farther away from the solar system, such as in the nearest Proxima Centauri galaxy to the solar system,
Although Proxima Centauri is a three-body galaxy,
The environment is very harsh, but it can be used as a temporary experimental site.
With the exception of Proxima Centauri, considering that sixteen pioneer astronauts went in different directions,
The conference plans to select nearby galaxies as research experiments in other directions.
Such as Barnard's system, Wolff-359 system, Sirius galaxy,
These galaxies are neighboring galaxies within ten light-years of the solar system.
Although pioneer astronauts were also sent to the last three galaxies,
But considering the forward-looking development of science and technology, as well as the possibility that mankind will go farther to the stars,
The Conference ultimately intends to decide, in due course,
Find suitable planets or moons in these galaxies, and establish outpost research bases.
The specific system in which galaxy to establish an experimental research base also depends on in which direction alien life is discovered.
Thinking of this,
Yang Meng opened the star map again,
Looking at the positions of the various galaxies on the star map, Yang Meng secretly thought about where he was going next:
"In accordance with the proposed programme,
Back from Rutan, there are two galaxies to choose from,
One is the Wolf 359 system! ”
"One is the Barnard System!"
"These two galaxies ......"
"The Wolff-359 galaxy is closer to Rutan,
And the Barnard system is closer to the solar system, how to choose? ”
Thinking of this, Yang Meng pondered for a moment and said to Xiao Yi:
"Transmit another neutrino cluster signal in the direction of the Earth,
The information reads as follows......"
"Understood!"
When Xiao Yi received Yang Meng's instructions,
Immediately mobilize communication satellites to send information in the direction of the Earth.
When Xiao Yi executed the signal transmission command, Yang Meng looked at Xiao Guang who was still in front of the porthole:
"In what form does this point of light take to exist?"
"If this form were brought to the solar system, would it cause more harm to humans?"
Many doubts lingered in Yang Meng's heart, and now he can't make a decision immediately.
In the face of alien civilizations, as a pioneer astronaut, if he was a human decision-maker, he easily dealt with Xiaoguang,
When I return to Earth, I am afraid that I will face a lot of difficulties.
"Luckily, I have plenty of time, and I have time to take my time!"
At this time, without the threat of red haze, Yang Meng also had enough time to make the next plan.
"In the current state of the spaceship, it is not possible to travel long-distance galaxies,
I have to go to other planets to replenish resources,
Repair the ship before you can continue to return! ”
Thinking of this, Yang Meng asked Xiao Yi about the preliminary spectral detection results of other planets in the Rutan Galaxy.
However, Xiao Yi's answer made him feel a little bad:
"The spectral reactions of planets C, D, and E show that there are few heavy elements,
Considering the influence of magnetic field and strata, this detection result needs to be confirmed by the resource exploration satellite approach detection! ”
"How long will it take for the resource exploration satellites to reach their designated locations?"
"The nearest planet of Rutan C, there are still 9 days to go!"
"Nine days!"
"If the resource situation in the Rutan system is really serious, then we can only venture to Nanhe III!"
Thinking of this, Yang Meng opened the star map,
Nanhe is 11.46 light-years away from the solar system,
And Rutan is 12.36 light-years away from the solar system,
After the calculation of spatial position and trigonometric function, Nanhe-3 is only 1.11 light-years away from the Rutan Galaxy.
Theoretically, returning to the solar system can pass through Nanhe San,
But Yang Meng never thought of returning to Earth via Nanhesan from the beginning
Mankind has never sent a pioneer astronaut to Nanhesan.
As a last resort, Yang Meng was absolutely unwilling to enter Nanhesan.