Chapter 40: We Have Two Moons!

"What's that?!"

On this day, most people on the planet saw a scene that they will never forget.

At 13 o'clock in the afternoon, it was the hottest time of the sun, but in the sky, there was a circular shadow floating from afar, slowly blocking the sunlight.

On the ground, people were terrified, looking up at the sky, at a loss.

"Eclipse?"

"Tengu swallowing the sun?"

An overseas Chinese's eyes were about to pop out, but he didn't expect to see such a scene in broad daylight.

"Is it the moon?"

"No, the moon isn't that big!!"

The disc that shades the sun is very large, like a curtain, almost enveloping the entire sky.

"It's a meteorite?"

"No, it's not a meteorite, it's an asteroid!!"

"That news is true, the earth is really going to be destroyed!!"

"It's over, I don't want to die~~~!"

A huge asteroid hangs overhead, making many people tremble.

Even the most daring people are worried about being smashed down and crushed into pulp by this thing.

Fortunately, the asteroid did not fall in this sky, but gradually faded from west to east.

The sun came out again, and everyone had a feeling of the aftermath.

……

"How far away is the asteroid from Earth now?"

"8000 km ......"

"7000 km ......"

The staff of the United Earth Defense Agency still did not relax.

Chief Engineer Yang stood in front of an astronomical telescope and personally monitored the trajectory of the asteroid.

"Damn, are the aliens lying to us?!"

Colonel Chu was a little furious, it was already so close, even if the aliens smashed it, just the fragments that fell into the earth would be enough to destroy 99% of the creatures.

"Wait, it seems to have slowed down......"

Chief Engineer Yang said suddenly.

"Are you sure?" Colonel Chu hurriedly asked.

"No, I'm not sure, but it feels like it's slowing down...... "The wireless signal is interfered with, and the satellite can't be contacted, and it's a little difficult to control the distance by seeing it purely with the naked eye.

Seeing this, Colonel Chu hurriedly took out his watch and said, "Report once every 100 kilometers, I'll time it!" ”

"Good!"

Chief Engineer Yang stared at the scale of the astronomical telescope, and when the distance reached 6,900 kilometers, he quickly shouted.

Colonel Chu pressed the timer when he heard the sound.

"6800 ......"

“6700……”

"It's really slow!"

Colonel Chu was overjoyed, and on his watch, the time taken for every 100 kilometers increased, which meant that the speed of the asteroid was slowing down.

And just like that, under everyone's gaze, the asteroid slows down more and more.

"5500 km ......"

After Chief Engineer Yang finished shouting, more than ten minutes passed, and Senior Colonel Chu couldn't help it and asked, "Hasn't it reached 5400 yet?" ”

"Nope!"

Chief Engineer Yang was also a little surprised, his eyes left the camera, he glanced at the equipment, and after making sure that it was correct, he looked up again.

"It's really fine, it seems to stop at that plane and not go down......"

He hurriedly switched the scale and began to pinpoint the position.

A moment later.

Chief Engineer Yang's voice was filled with joy, and he said loudly: "Stopped, really stopped, 5428 kilometers, it has been stopped here for a long time!! ”

"Let me see!"

Senior Colonel Chu hurriedly pulled away Chief Engineer Yang and stepped up by himself.

In the shot, a dark blue asteroid slowly floats through the sky, always staying on the 5,428-kilometer scale line, never leaving.

After watching it for a while, he left the camera and said happily: "They really did it, the asteroid stopped!" ”

"Unexpectedly, instead of destroying this asteroid, they turned it into a satellite of the Earth!"

Colonel Chu said, thought of something again, and hurriedly said, "Who will calculate the gravitational force and see if this asteroid is likely to fall again?!" ”

As soon as the staff heard this, they all went into action, quickly calculating the distance between the Earth's gravity and the asteroid's equilibrium.

"It has been calculated, according to the calculation of an asteroid with a diameter of 50 kilometers, when it is 5100~6200 kilometers away from the earth, it can become a satellite and will not be pulled into the interior of the earth......"

"Survived !!"

"Hooray!"

All the staff present cheered at this moment.

A passing cleaning aunt, seeing this scene, couldn't help but be a little dazed, and didn't understand what they were happy about.

However, when she saw the paper scattered all over the floor, her face turned ugly, and she seemed to be unhappy with the increased workload.

Although the asteroid hit the earth, although it is a fact, the officials have chosen to hide it from the public.

Even if a non-governmental organization is exposed, it still spares no effort to cover up this fact.

Except for a small number of netizens who firmly believe that the asteroid will hit the earth, most netizens are still more willing to believe the official.

People like Aunt Cleaning, who are ignorant and don't know that an hour ago, there was an asteroid that almost destroyed the earth, accounting for the majority.

……

"Da Chun, why do you have time to come over today?" An old woman asked tremblingly.

The man named Da Chun was already an old man in his fifties, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he heard this.

He was so busy playing with his phone on weekdays that he didn't even have time to look at his mother.

Now, the mobile phone has no signal, and no one else around knows what is happening, and the only way to get the news is the TV set in the old man's home.

"Mom, I'll come to see you, and by the way, watch the news......"

"Okay, okay, it's been a long time since we've sat together and watched the news......" The old man was relieved and smiled brightly.

This scene is not only happening in this family.

At 6:55 p.m., the people of Daxia sat in front of the TV together.

Today, it's another earthquake, another phone no signal, and another asteroid flying overhead.

Everyone wants to know, what the hell is going on?

Not only ordinary people, but even local units, were at a loss, did not receive any notices and warnings, and did not receive any response.

It has not been nearly 30 years since the whole country has been waiting for the same program at the same time.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen!"

"About the first two days, the hot topic on the Internet #Asteroid hit the earth # I believe most people have heard of it......"

"The asteroid hitting the Earth is fake, and the asteroid wants to be the neighbor of the Earth......"

"This asteroid, known as the destroyer, did not enter the atmosphere, but stopped at a distance of 5,428 kilometers from the Earth......"

"Here, it happens to be a gravitational equilibrium point, and the gravitational pull of our earth will neither let this asteroid leave, nor let it fall into the earth......"

"It can be said that all of us have witnessed history and witnessed the birth of natural satellites......

"Audience friends, from today on, we will have two moons!!"