Chapter 214 A Planet

Everyone looked at the screen in a hurry, and there was no slacking off. Some people even rubbed their eyes heavily, and then stared at it intently...

People were surprised to find that there was almost nothing on the screen!

There was no unique radiating ripple pattern, only a small dot in the center of the screen representing the telescope itself...

There was nothing around!

Yu Yifeng couldn't help asking: "What's going on? Professor Thomson, how is it? Did the debugging succeed?"

It's not that he talks a lot of nonsense, he's really a little worried!

And everyone has such worries. If this thing breaks, humans will be in big trouble! Without the gravitational wave telescope, people can't figure out where they are in the universe!

"It should be... no problem!"

Professor Thomson, who was in charge of the relevant operations, studied it and said in an affirmative tone: "This is space, not the solar system. It's normal not to find the mass source. We just need to expand the search range."

"Since 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 change the formula..."

As he said, he tapped the keyboard, entered the relevant parameters, and pressed Enter.

This time, the search area is relatively large, about ten light years. In theory, all stars with a mass larger than the moon will be searched out.

Stars as large as the moon are the minimum standard set by humans. Planets that are too small can only be regarded as meteorites, and the mineral resources inside are often not comprehensive and the quantity is not large.

Humans have finally got the opportunity to travel at such high speeds. Unless it is absolutely necessary, it is impossible to stop because of some meteorites.

People must focus on farther away...

There are too few resources in the meteorite pile. If they are used up, and humans have not developed long-distance navigation methods, won’t they be trapped and waiting to die?

So, it is best to have a planet as rich as the earth.

But Mars is also so-so... It would be better if it were a larger planet!

Soon, the search image came out.

There is nothing special within ten light years...

There is only a star with a mass of a white dwarf in the original position of the sun. Yes, after a violent explosion, the sun may evolve into a white dwarf, but this process is still in the process of formation.

In the very far distance, there are only a few stars and corresponding planets, which are 108,000 miles away from the trajectory of Noah, and human technology is completely inadequate.

Everyone was slightly disappointed, but fortunately the gravitational wave telescope "saw" something after all, indicating that it was not damaged.

"According to the sun as a stationary reference system, the current speed of our spacecraft is 0.9816 times the speed of light, which is faster than previously estimated."

"In this way, time expands more, and one year inside is equivalent to 5.24 years outside. In other words, in the one and a half years we feel, we flew out of the solar system by about 8 light years?"

"Indeed... the error is quite large."

Scientists drew many conclusions from the images and discussed in a low voice.

"What a pity, there are no planets ahead of the trajectory!"

Although this kind of thing is disappointing, it is also within expectations. The universe must be empty, and it is almost impossible for a lone star to appear inexplicably.

But the matter is not over yet!

They still have high hopes for the star system numbered "187J3X1", which is about 14 light years away from now. It is a close binary star system.

It consists of two stars, one large and one small: one is a dwarf yellow star with a mass of 0.97 times that of the sun, and the other is much larger than the sun, about 1.53 times the mass, and the brightness is 1500 times that of the sun!

In a close binary star, when one sub-star fills its adjacent equal surface, its matter will flow to the other sub-star on a large scale, and mass transfer will occur.

This situation will have a huge impact on the evolution of close binary stars.

The two stars that make up "187J3X1" revolve around each other, revolving once every 1283.3 days. When the two sides rotate to the closest point, there will be a strong flow of matter that is constantly thrown out of the star under the influence of mutual gravity.

Some of these ejected matter may run to the vicinity of the companion star and form matter around the star, or they may break away from the entire binary star system and fly into interstellar space.

In short, the total amount of matter in this binary star system is much larger than that of the solar system. And because of the continuous outward ejection of matter, it is very likely that planets will be formed in the outer areas!

The trajectory of Noah's movement is 0.67 light years away from the main star of "187J3X1", which is not particularly far away. After all, the influence range of the solar system is one light year. Maybe people can find a planet in the outer areas?

"Expand the search range." Yu Yifeng said in a deep voice.

Professor Thomson's fingers trembled as he entered the relevant parameters.

At this time, who can be at ease? This exploration means the future of mankind. Even people with a broad mind can't be at ease!

If no planet is found, people can only sleep in the hibernation chamber!

After a few seconds, the image came out.

It seems... not empty!

People looked at the screen anxiously, all holding their breath.

Gradually, their faces became ruddy, and they found something wrong, as if, it seemed, maybe... a planet?

No, not just one, but many. The "187J3X1" star system has at least 38 planets larger than the moon! 10 of them are larger than the earth!

The closest one seems to be on the trajectory of Noah?

In a straight line? !

Is it true or false? !

"Measure the data quickly, quickly, quickly!"

Yu Yifeng screamed wildly. He felt that he was hit on the head by a colorful ball... No, he was hit on the head by a nuclear bomb! Many people had the same idea. Some people with poor psychological quality even fainted in excitement, which caused a small wave of riots.

In fact, people have been prepared for long-term struggle and long-term hibernation, but suddenly it seems that the salted fish has turned over and come back to life. It is incredible!

The universe is so big that it is unimaginable. If the sea and water molecules are used to describe the relationship between the universe and the planets, it is simply a contempt for the universe.

But now, people fly around randomly, and they can actually encounter a planet? Is it true or false?

Yu Yifeng didn't know what words to use to describe his mood. It was like shooting randomly and hitting a ping-pong ball a million kilometers away! Is the probability of this happening one in a hundred million or one in a billion?

This is simply a pie in the sky! Or it hits directly on the head!

Maybe it was the great sun that helped humans when it pushed Noah?

Or... humans are the illegitimate children of the god of luck? !

Yu Yifeng was a little worried. He even felt that this thing was a gas planet or a planetary spacecraft of aliens!

If it was a gas planet like Jupiter or Saturn, humans would be happy for nothing.

With the current technology of humans, it is impossible to capture the materials of gas planets...

Wow wow wow wow!

Everyone present was shouting loudly. They were not as worried as Yu Yifeng. Everyone's emotions began to go crazy, and they were expanding rapidly like balloons.

Originally, they just had a little expectation, but they didn't expect it to be successful! What kind of luck is this? It's like buying a lottery ticket and witnessing yourself winning the prize with your own eyes.

People looked at the images on the screen with great excitement, and the ecstasy in their hearts was like a volcano erupting.

"The distance difference is about 120 million kilometers, which is not far and acceptable."

"The overall density of the star is about two-thirds of the earth... The radius is about twice that of the earth, so its volume is eight times that of the earth! The gravity is about 1.33 times that of the earth, and humans should be able to bear it."

"Such a density is a planet! An earth-like planet!"

The gravitational wave telescope can not get much data, but it is enough to prove that it is an earth-like planet! A gas planet cannot have such a high density!

An earth-like planet!

"Ahhhhhh!" "fu*k!" "Baga!" "Grass!"

After these data came out, everyone cheered, and some people couldn't help cursing. At this moment, no one cares about the image of others, and they are all immersed in crazy joy.

Even Yu Yifeng was shouting and venting his emotions to his heart's content!

Even the person who just fainted came back to life and started to jump around!

It seemed that everyone heard the endless cheers in the spaceship, as if everyone in the spaceship was cheering at the same time.

What does an earth-like planet represent?

It represents energy, resources, and countless minerals, especially... its volume is eight times larger than that of the earth!