Chapter 262, Centaurus Galaxy
The Kuiper Belt of the Centaurus Galaxy, 4.3 light years away from the solar system, is relatively brighter than the Kuiper Belt of the solar system, because the Centaurus Galaxy is a relatively rare binary star system with two stars, Centaurus A and Centaurus B. Centaurus A and B are very bright on the Earth side of the solar system, and can be distinguished in the sky with the naked eye.
Because there are two stars, it is still relatively bright even in the Kuiper Belt of the Centaurus Galaxy, unlike the Kuiper Belt on the Earth side, which is dark and dim, but the temperature is the same, very cold.
In a void, it looks no different from the surrounding void. Suddenly, a spaceship flashed out of the void. The shape of this spaceship is an elliptical flying saucer, with two huge Chinese characters "Jiuzhou" on it. This spaceship is the "Jiuzhou" spaceship that departed from the solar system.
When it departed from Earth, the "Jiuzhou" spacecraft had just been manufactured for a few months and was a completely new spacecraft. However, after sailing in the space-time current for more than two months, the "Jiuzhou" spacecraft now looked scarred.
There were many traces of impact on the spacecraft. The thick steel plates in some areas were scratched with deep marks, and in some places, even holes could be seen. Although they were not too deep, they looked hideous and terrifying; some places were obviously missing a corner, which was undoubtedly knocked off, because there were obvious impact marks at the gap.
"Huh!"
"Finally, we are out of the space-time current. If this continues, I am worried whether we can reach the Centaurus galaxy."
Seeing the stars outside the spacecraft and the surrounding scenery no longer bright and colorful, Tang Boyuan breathed a sigh of relief. In the space-time current, it was very smooth at the beginning. In the first few dozen days, there were only two collisions, and they were all superficial injuries. However, when they were about to reach the Centaurus galaxy, they encountered a group of meteorites.
That time, even with the protection of the gravity field device, the "Jiuzhou" spacecraft was still scarred, and even several meteorites hit the spacecraft and injured its bones, so that everyone was worried whether it could reach the Centaurus galaxy alive.
"If it weren't for the protection of the gravity field, I guess ordinary spacecraft would not be able to pass through at all. Many meteorites that hit head-on are enough to destroy the spacecraft."
Thinking of the impact of the meteorite group, even the always brave Luo Xiaoyao was scared. At that time, the spacecraft was shaking again and again, which made people worry all the time, worrying whether the spacecraft could hold up.
"Yes, the gravity field defense helped the spacecraft to remove most of the impact. Even if it couldn't be removed, the meteorites changed their direction and didn't hit it head-on. So although the spacecraft is now scarred, it is still in a pretty good state overall. It only needs simple repairs to restore it to a perfect state."
Gu Feng also nodded. The spacecraft is still in a very good state now. Most of the injuries are superficial injuries. Only a few have touched the bones and flesh, but they are not too serious.
"Contact Earth immediately and report our situation."
"The spacecraft will be parked in the Kuiper Belt first. We will repair the spacecraft first and restore all the functions of the spacecraft as much as possible, especially the weapon attack system."
"All kinds of detection equipment will be turned on to grasp the basic situation of the Centaurus Galaxy as soon as possible."
Yu Liang, who had not spoken, began to give orders.
As his orders were issued, the "Jiuzhou" spacecraft parked in the Kuiper Belt of the Centaurus Galaxy, and the location was very close to the entrance and exit of the space-time ocean current. The purpose of doing so was naturally for future safety considerations. If the alien civilization of the Centaurus Galaxy has strong technological strength, it will soon discover everyone's traces and can quickly escape into the space-time ocean current.
Everyone on the entire spacecraft began to get busy. Scientists and engineers began to assess the damage on the spacecraft and began to repair it. On the top of the spacecraft, mechanical arms began to stretch out. These mechanical arms were manipulated by engineers and scientists to repair the wounds of the spacecraft.
At the same time, all kinds of detection instruments on the spacecraft were turned on, and began to detect the basic situation of the entire Centaurus Galaxy. The most important thing was to detect whether there were life planets in the Centaurus Galaxy and the level of development of alien civilization on the life planets.
"Ding! Ding!"
All kinds of detection instruments were turned on, and various sounds sounded in the command center of the spacecraft. Soon, some basic information about the Centaurus Galaxy appeared in everyone's computer.
"The Centaurus Galaxy has two stars, A and B. The mass of star A is about 1.3 times the mass of the sun, and the mass of star B is about 0.8 times the mass of the sun. The distance between the two stars is about 12 astronomical units, about 1.8 billion kilometers, and they revolve around each other. The time for one rotation is about 360 years."
Astronomer Tang Boyuan stared at the data in the computer with his eyes and began to answer for everyone.
"The mass of the two stars is not much different from that of the sun. They are both very stable stars. They have a history of about 4.5 billion years and are in the most stable middle-aged period. Such an environment is very conducive to the growth and breeding of life."
"Star A has a large mass, strong gravity, and attracts more matter in the universe. Therefore, star A has 6 planets. From the inside to the outside, they are A1-A6. According to their positions, the position of A3 is approximately At a distance of 1.5 astronomical units, it is very likely to be a living planet."
"Star B has a smaller mass. During the early gestation of the galaxy, it competed for less cosmic matter, so there are only two planets, B1 and B2. Star B1 is very close to star B, only 0.7 astronomical units away. It should be impossible to become a living planet. Planet B2 is a massive gaseous planet, and it is impossible to become a living planet. "
Tang Boyuan pointed to the image of the Centaur Galaxy displayed on the monitor. With the detection of various scientific instruments, coupled with the powerful computing capabilities of the supercomputer, these basic conditions of the entire Centaur Galaxy soon appeared to everyone one by one. within the field of vision.
"In addition to these 8 planets, there is another planet that is more interesting. Let's call it AB star. Its position is just above the balance point of the gravity of the two stars, that is, at the Lagrange point, about 100 meters from star A. The distance is 8,2 astronomical units, and the distance from Star B is 3.8 astronomical units.”
"Star AB is different from other planets. It revolves around star A, not around star B. It also has no autobiography. It is very interesting. Since the two stars rotate around each other, they revolve around it."
Tang Boyuan pointed at a red dot on the monitor and explained to everyone present with a smile that he was a top scientist in the field of astronomical science. When talking about his areas of expertise, he was eloquent and eloquent.
"Put it this way, the only planet in the Centaur Galaxy that may have life is this A3 planet?"
After Yu Liang listened, he pondered for a moment and then asked.
"Not necessarily. Originally, we thought that the Centaur Galaxy must have no life, because we have always believed that a binary star galaxy is very unstable and is not conducive to the breeding of life. But after arriving here, I Only to find out how wrong we were.”
"Quietly on the contrary, because of the existence of double stars, the illumination and temperature of the entire Centauri galaxy are much higher than here in the solar system, which is very conducive to the breeding of life. This means that even planets that are farther away from the star The temperature up there won't be too cold either, because light and heat can be obtained from another star."
Tang Boyuan shook his head. We are 4.3 light years away in the solar system. We can only briefly study some conditions of the two stars in the Centauri Galaxy. As for other details in the galaxy, we can only know them after we arrive here. Very detailed.
"Judging from the information we have now, it is very likely that life exists in the two rocky galaxies A3 and A4, and even the AB star at the Lagrangian point of the two stars may become a planet with life."
"Three planets?"
Luo Xiaoyao raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
"It's just speculation, because these three planets are all rocky planets, and their locations are relatively good. The probability of birth of life is very high, and they may be prosperous life planets."
Tang Boyuan smiled and said, even though he has reached the Kuiper Belt of the Centauri galaxy, he still dare not conclude that these three planets must be life planets, unless they are very close.
"Tell me more about the basic situation of these three planets."
Yu Liang nodded, thinking deeply, as if he was considering which planet to start exploring.
"Let's talk about the AB star closest to us first. It has no autobiography or turnover. Its mass is about eleven times that of the Earth. Originally, because this planet has no autobiography, its gravity should be relatively small, but because Its mass is relatively large. The greater the mass, the greater the natural gravity. Therefore, the gravity of this planet is not much different from that of the earth from the calculation results. This is why I say that this star is likely to be a The reason for the living planet.”
"The gravity is appropriate, plus it is above the Lagrange point of the two stars, and it is only less than 4 astronomical units away from Star B. Plus, there is another star, so it The temperature is also very suitable, not too high or too low. ”