Interstellar Industrial Age

In the Oort nebula belt at the outermost part of the Centaurus galaxy, a spacecraft is rapidly flying towards the Centaurus galaxy. All kinds of detection instruments on the spacecraft are fully activated, especially the electromagnetic wave signal receiver, like a pair of huge His ears are silently receiving electromagnetic signals from the solar system and the Centaurus galaxy.

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The unmanned spacecraft is controlled entirely by intelligent programs. Of course, because it uses quantum communication technology, it can also be remotely controlled by the control center on the side of the solar system.

However, from the beginning of the design of this spacecraft, the artificial intelligence program control system was used more, so the spacecraft was still under the control of the intelligent program at this time.

The signals we sent past years ago were not picked up.

In the outer space of Mars, in the space city where the Xinghan Institute of Astronomy and Astronomy is located, scientists are very busy. Through quantum communication, they can maintain real-time communication with spacecraft 4.3 light-years away.

A few years ago, scientists conducted a series of scientific tests and built a super-large electromagnetic wave signal generator, which was directed towards the Centaurus galaxy and regularly generated electromagnetic wave signals, so that today, take a look Can this spacecraft receive electromagnetic wave signals from this side of the solar system?

It seems that there is a reason why we can't receive information from the universe. The Centaur galaxy is so close to the solar system. We have built a large electromagnetic wave transmitter and carried out directional emission, but on the Centaur galaxy side Still can't get it.

Liu Peiqiang touched his chin and mused.

Could it be because we just missed out on time?

Wang Songling thought about it and asked.

No, 4 years ago, we continued to launch waves of electromagnetic wave signals continuously for several months, and in the follow-up, we will periodically re-launch them at regular intervals. It's absolutely impossible to miss a signal once.

And these are strictly calculated, and there will never be such a low-level error.

Long Zhankong complicated this matter, he shook his head and said.

The propagation of electromagnetic waves will be affected by many factors. This cosmic void is theoretically a vacuum, but this is not the case. Last time, Longyuan Kong did not say that space and time are the main elements that make up the universe. Maybe we think it is a vacuum. The void, it is full of space, and this space may have a huge weakening of electromagnetic waves.

It may not be obvious at a relatively short distance, but when the distance is long, the electromagnetic wave is weakened very much, and it may even be completely absorbed by the space.

Liu Peiqiang remembered what Long Yuankong had said last time, and made a bold speculation.

Your reasoning is not entirely unreasonable.

Qin Yi looked at Liu Peiqiang and said with a smile.

On the other side, on the far side of the Centaur galaxy, the spacecraft is advancing in the void, and various detection instruments are also beginning to continuously collect information in the Centaur galaxy.

Previously separated by a distance of 4.3 light-years, even the most powerful space telescope was only able to observe the situation of three stars in the Centaurus galaxy, and knew nothing about this neighbor.

But now that the spacecraft has arrived in the Centaurus galaxy, with the exploration of various advanced scientific instruments, the situation in the Centaurus galaxy will naturally become clear soon.

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The detection instruments on the spacecraft continued to collect various data, and then began to calculate everything about the Centaurus galaxy.

Centaurus A star, the mass is 1.1 times that of the sun, and the diameter is 1.2 times that of the sun~

Centaurus B star has a mass of 0.9 times that of the sun and a diameter of 0.86 times that of the sun.

Centaurus C star, also known as Proxima Centauri, has a mass of 0.12 times that of the sun and a diameter of one-seventh of the diameter of the sun~

The first information to come out is the data, mass and volume of the three stars in the Centaur Galaxy. Scientists generally like to use the sun as a reference when calculating the mass and volume of stars.

In this way, you can know what type of star the star belongs to, whether it is a dwarf, giant or supergiant, black dwarf, dwarf, red dwarf, yellow dwarf or white dwarf, or red giant, blue giant or red supergiant and many more.

Different types of stars have different characteristics and are classified according to their evolutionary stages: protostars, main sequence stars, red giants or red supergiants.

Among them, protostars are newly formed stars, main sequence stars are young to middle-aged stars, and red giants and red supergiants are old stars.

According to the density of stars: black holes, neutron stars, white dwarfs, main sequence stars, red giants or red supergiants, the density of stars decreases in turn.

Take the sun as an example. The sun is a main sequence star, a single star, a G-type star, and a yellow dwarf. In about 4.5-5 billion years, the sun will cease to be a main sequence star, become a red giant, then a white dwarf, and eventually a black dwarf.

Stars are the masters of a planetary system. Everything in the entire planetary system is dominated by stars. By knowing and understanding the conditions of stars, you can roughly analyze the interior of the planetary system.

The stars A and B in the Centaurus galaxy are not much different from the sun in terms of mass or volume, and they are all red dwarf stars, while the star C Centauri is too small in mass and small in size, although it is also a red dwarf star series, but it shows that the question is much, much lower than the sun.

However, the closest star to the sun is this Centaurus C star, which is only 4.2 light-years away, but the Centaurus galaxy is a triple system, and the three stars are all rotating with each other, so now Centaurus C star is closer to the solar system. In the near future, in many years, it may be A or B Centaurus.

Centaurus A has 7 planets, Centaurus B has 5 planets, and Centaurus C has only one planet.

Soon, the detection instruments will also detect all the number and positions, orbits, periods, masses, rotations, types, etc. of the planets in the Centaurus galaxy.

And began to draw the star map in the Centaurus galaxy in the computer, the three stars gathered together like three behemoths competing for territory and things.

The gravitational force of a star with a large mass is strong, and it will grab more sites and planets. A star with a small mass has a small mass and a small gravitational force, and it will grab less sites and planets. The poor Centaurus C star has only one planet.

According to the information currently obtained, we believe that in the Centaurus galaxy, the four rocky planets A3, A4, B3, and B4 are very likely to give birth to life.

These four planets are similar to our Earth. The distance from the stars is moderate, and they are in the habitable zone of life in the planetary system. They are all rocky planets, and it is very likely that life planets will be born.

However, the masses of the two planets A4 and B3 are much smaller than that of Earth, and they are only similar to Mars, which may not be conducive to the birth of life.

The most likely planets are A3 and B4. As for the planet of Centaurus C, it is too close to be a planet of life.

As soon as the data was sent back to Earth, scientists were busy analyzing the planets in the Centaurus galaxy, inferring that those planets might give birth to life.

The triple system is too chaotic. The planets revolve around stars, and the stars are constantly rotating with each other. I think there may be no life born in this Centaurus galaxy, and it is impossible for life planets to exist.

Some scientists also think that the system of the Centaurus galaxy is too chaotic. Compared with the single-star planetary system such as the solar system, everything in the Centaurus galaxy is not stable enough.

The birth of life extremely needs a stable environment. Life is too fragile, but it is also full of miracles.

It's hard to tell, but the answer will be revealed soon.

Scientists continue to look forward to the fact that as long as more information is obtained when the spacecraft really enters the Centaurus galaxy, scientists can know whether there are any living planets in the Centaurus galaxy, and whether there is a civilization. This civilization What is the level of development?

The spacecraft continued to fly towards the Centaurus galaxy, and at the same time began to launch probes throughout the Centaurus galaxy to collect more information.

After the probe is launched, the spacecraft also begins to slow down slowly. The current speed is accelerated after a long acceleration period. This deceleration also requires a relatively long process.

While slowing down, the detectors on the spacecraft are still not idle, especially the electromagnetic wave signal receiver, which is constantly aimed at the interior of the Centaurus galaxy.

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When the spacecraft flew over the Oorto Nebula Belt and officially entered the periphery of the Centaurus galaxy, the electromagnetic wave signal receiver on the spacecraft finally responded.