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Chapter 292 Experiments on the Moon Base

Time flies, three hours passed.

With a bang, the virtual cabin door opened, and Li Yi came out of the cabin with a pensive expression on his face, thinking about something.

After playing 'Star Sea Era' for a few hours and spending a lot of money, Li Yi bought a wind hunter and successfully became a starship captain. He had the first interstellar battle with a 'Star Thief' player.

However, unfortunately, in the first Star Wars, he failed, the spaceship was shot down by hostile players, Li Yi quit the game with a wry smile.

Continue to buy a high-end spaceship for revenge with krypton gold, it is easy, but there is no need for that.

After this 'virtual star war', Li Yi experienced the charm of 'interstellar navigation', and by the way, Xingyao Technology has some special ideas in the field of interstellar spaceflight.

After so many years of development, Xinghai Era has "trained" and produced many qualified "captains". Piloting a spaceship has become a skill that many players must master. Piloting a large spaceship requires collective cooperation, but it is definitely no problem to drive some small spaceships. .

Li Yi had a new idea on how to use the abilities of these 'captains' to accelerate the prosperity of human civilization in the interstellar era.

"Dahei, take a look at the situation of the Mars base!" Li Yi suddenly looked at the virtual screen table and motioned.

"Okay, master!" Dahei complied, and immediately, the figure of a metal city on Mars appeared on the virtual screen.

The magnificent metal city, the metal aircraft coming and going, the robot making dumpling boards under the production line, the high-temperature smelting plant that does not work easily, ..., form a huge mechanical world.

This is a metal mechanical world without human beings. After several years of development, under the control of Dahei, the Mars base has expanded into a giant city of millions of square kilometers. Various mechanical spaceships come in and out, and construction machinery is everywhere. They are like a group of ants, working tirelessly.

"How many large shipbuilding docks have been built in the Mars base?" Li Yi asked with concern looking at Mars on the virtual screen.

"Master, the Mars Base has built 32 small docks, which can manufacture small spaceships within 300 meters in length, 3 medium-sized docks, which can manufacture spaceships within 1000 meters in length, and 1 large dock." Dahei reported to Li Yi. .

As soon as Dahei's voice fell, the Mars base on the virtual screen began to show the status of the spaceship docks.

Li Yi walked to the virtual projection table, reached out to touch the virtual projection, and checked the status of the mars base dock.

The Mars base is an automatic manufacturing center for interstellar spacecraft. From mining, metal smelting, component forging, to the integrated assembly line of spacecraft assembly, under the operation of Dahei, the already built dock has begun to manufacture spacecraft, but , mainly small transport ships and mining ships.

Li Yi waved his hand and clicked on the design database of the dock.

In the next second, more than fifty models of spacecraft models suddenly appeared on the three-dimensional holographic screen. There are four sizes: small, small, medium, large, and large. They have strange appearances, some are flat, some are oval, and some are like Felt hats, ..., there are many models, arranged in an orderly manner on the three-dimensional holographic screen.

These are the spaceship design drawings that have completed the design review. After passing the review by Dahei, they can all be manufactured in the automatic dock.

Li Yi casually clicked on the parameter information of several spaceships and looked at them for a while, then couldn't help frowning, dissatisfied with the power parameters of these spaceships.

Antimatter power generation has obviously been successfully tested, but these interstellar spacecraft still use the previous generation of nuclear fusion power engines.

"Dahei, the second-generation antimatter engine spaceship hasn't been designed yet?" Li Yi asked with concern.

"Master, the material of the spacecraft cannot withstand the strength of the antimatter power engine, and none of the second-generation interstellar spacecraft has passed the design!" Dahei responded.

After finishing speaking, the virtual screen changed, and began to show the demonstration experiment of the spaceship installing the antimatter power engine for flight

Looking at the failed results of the antimatter spaceship experiment, Li Yi was silent. Antimatter induction can certainly provide a strong power for the interstellar spaceship, but after exceeding a certain power and increasing the speed of the spaceship to 10% of the speed of light, the spaceship's hull began to appear unstable. 20% of the speed of light, so the spacecraft will explode.

The reasons for its failure are those few, the materials used to build the spacecraft, the impact of high-energy particles, and the lack of a powerful spacecraft energy shield.

For this problem, we can only wait for those bigwigs in the experimental center to complete the breakthrough of stellar technology.

Li Yi called up the backstage of the laboratory center to check the progress of major projects in the research center. After reading it, he frowned. Several key projects seemed to have not been started.

"Dahei, help me connect to Sun Bingwen's video!" Li Yi frowned, and ordered Dahei in dissatisfaction.

"Okay, master!" Dahei obeyed, and the next moment, Sun Bingwen appeared in the holographic projection.

"Mr. Li! You haven't rested so late?" Sun Bingwen asked curiously as soon as the video was connected.

"You didn't rest either!" Li Yi greeted Sun Bingwen with a slight smile after seeing Sun Bingwen who was still in the laboratory.

"I'm old! I slept late! I'll go back later." Sun Bingwen explained.

"Well! Let me ask you something, you only selected these projects, why didn't you start other projects?" Li Yi nodded, and asked straight to the point.

"Mr. Li, those are big projects with large continuous investment and too many launches at the same time. The financial pressure on the R&D center is too great! After discussion and discussion, we can only start these eleven projects first." Sun Bingwen knew Li Yi If you want to ask something, explain it quickly.

Hearing this, Li Yi acquiesced for a while, and somewhat understood Sun Bingwen.

Star-level technology is not so easy to develop. At the same time, the investment income is not proportional to the scientific research investment. Starting eleven large projects at once has indeed squeezed the cash flow of the experimental center.

"Mr. Li, the Myriad Eye project is underway, why don't you go over there now to have a look!" Sun Bingwen suddenly spoke up and suggested to Li Yi.

"Oh! Has the 'Thousand Mile Eye' been built?" Li Yi asked in surprise.

Wanliyan is a large-scale tunnel astronomical telescope built on the moon base, and it is the interstellar version of the tunnel astronomical telescope.

"Yes! We are preparing to launch the first observation experiment of an outer galaxy tonight!" Sun Bingwen explained with a smile.

"Okay!" Li Yi nodded, and told Dahei: "Dahei, connect to the moon base, let's cut over and have a look!"

"Okay, master!" Dahei obeyed, and immediately activated the virtual projection technology, the entire study screen changed, showing the virtual screen of the experimental command room of the moon base.

In the command room of the laboratory, dozens of scientific researchers sat nervously in front of the screen displaying various instrument data, closely watching the test data.

The tunnel astronomical telescope "Wild Eye" is preparing to try the first ultra-long-distance detection work, and the researchers on site are busy checking the data of the instrument.

"Master, the preparations for the Wanliyan experiment are ready, and the experiment can start." Dahei reminded Li Yi.

"Well, Dahei, what distance is appropriate?" Li Yi nodded, then turned to ask Dahei.

"Master, this is the first trial of the space astronomical telescope, and it is recommended to observe nearby." Dahei replied.

"Okay, adjust the direction and aim at the Alpha Centauri galaxy." Li Yi nodded and ordered.

"Understood!" Dahei complied.

Immediately, at the distant moon base, a giant gun-barreled instrument slowly turned, and the nearly ten-meter-thick 'gun muzzle' faced the direction of Alpha Centauri.

Li Yi looked directly at the monitor screen, watched the 'Wanliyan' adjust, and couldn't help but sit up straight.

"Master, the target is locked, we can start." Dahei reported to Li Yihui.

Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to humans, but it has a distance of 4.25 light-years, that is, it takes a long distance of 4.25 Earth years to travel at the speed of light. For generations, scientists and astronomers have been thinking about whether it will Having a planetary system like our own sun, and whether life exists there too, however, the great distances have hindered human observation of this galaxy.

Due to the closest distance to the solar system, humans have studied the Alpha Centauri star in the most detail. It has been confirmed that the Alpha Centauri star system is a three-star system, which contains two very close stars (Centaurus a and b) and one A distant companion star (Proxima Centauri).A rocky exoplanet orbiting the star Proxima Centauri may well be habitable, according to the recent search for a rocky exoplanet.

This planet has about the same mass as the Earth, and its orbital distance (the distance from the central star) is also within the "habitable zone". If a planet with liquid water on the surface can be found in the "habitable zone", then life may exist.

Proxima Centauri was discovered a century ago. Countless astronomers have tried to understand its motion, but red dwarfs are much smaller and weaker than our sun in mass and luminosity, making them so dimmer that the task is complicated and difficult.

Now, the "Thousand Mile Eye" is about to start. Does that planet have extraterrestrial life, is it suitable for human migration, and what is the situation in that galaxy?How do the three stars work? ..., everything will be revealed, and all the researchers on site are extremely nervous.

Li Yi stared at the monitor screen, nodded and said, "Turn it on."

"Understood!" Dahei complied, and immediately, the body of the 'Thousand Mile Eye' on the holographic screen trembled, the red light flashed away, and a vast energy projected out, and instantly disappeared in the space not far ahead.

Vaguely, a black hole was opened by vast energy, and disappeared in an instant.

"Master, the detection was successful, and the Wanliyan took pictures." Dahei reminded Li Yi.

Li Yi stared at the holographic screen: "I saw it, I saw it!"

The holographic screen presents a strange galaxy, three moving stars, the main star Centaurus a star a: has the same brightness as the sun, the main star Centaurus a star b: the star is a companion star of the main star Centaurus a star a , located at a distance of 13.8 arc seconds from star a, the two stars rotate around each other as the center, the main star c Centaurus a star c: also known as Proxima Centauri, is the third star position of this star system, a red dwarf star, There are several planets around each star, and the whole galaxy presents a peculiar structure.

With a sound of "crash", the scientific researchers of the moon base suddenly stood up and cheered happily.

"It worked, we made it! It's unbelievable!"

"My God! They are so beautiful, so they have so many planets around them!"

"They're so beautiful, how they came to form this structure, it's really beautiful."

"..."

The scientific researchers looked at the holographic screen, their faces were full of intoxication, and they couldn't help shouting, looking extremely excited.

Dahei reported to Li Yihui: "Master, the parameters have been analyzed. This galaxy has a total of 37 planets, and none of them are suitable for human life."

"Yes, I saw it!" Li Yi sighed.

The Centaurus A galaxy is a three-body galaxy. The so-called three-body galaxy, to put it bluntly, means that this star system has three suns.These three stars are respectively named Centaurus a, Centaur a b, and Centauri a c, among which a and b are relatively close to each other, forming a binary star system, while c is farther away. Gravitational interactions are associated with this binary star system.

The system of three suns is a chaotic and terrifying world. The gravitational force generated by the movement of celestial bodies will cause chaotic changes in the gravitational force of all the planets. Their motion laws are irregular at all, and life on earth will definitely not be able to adapt to this gravitational environment.

Dahei nodded, looked at Li Yi and asked, "Master, do you want to continue testing other galaxies?"

"Well, let's continue!" Li Yi nodded.

"Okay, master! Next, which galaxy are we going to explore?" Dahei obeyed and asked.

"Screen it! Screen out a planet that is most likely to have water resources." Li Yi thought for a while, and ordered the underworld.

"Master, it is recommended to observe Kepler-186f first. This is a red dwarf star about 500 light-years away from the earth. There are 5 planets in this galaxy, of which Kepler-186f is the outermost planet. Judging from its distance, it is just outside the habitable zone where liquid water can be kept." Dahei suggested to Li Yi.

"500 light years, it's a bit far away, change to something closer." Li Yi frowned.

500 light-years means that even if human beings develop a sub-light-speed spacecraft and want to emigrate to that planet, it will take thousands of years on the way, and countless accidents are likely to occur in the long distance.

"Master, why don't you change to Trappist-1, which is 40 light-years away from the earth, and currently observes 7 planets, three of which are in the 'habitable zone'." Dahei nodded and replied to Li Yi.

"Well, this distance is about the same! That's it." Li Yi nodded with a smile.

Since modern times, with the vigorous development of science and technology, human beings have made many achievements in the field of astronomy, especially the observation of exoplanets to find planets suitable for human survival, which has reduced a lot of effort for the observation operations of the "Wanliyan".

"Okay, master!" Dahei complied, and immediately sent a command signal to the sky, and the space "Millennium Eye" adjusted its body accordingly, aiming at another galaxy.

There are more than 2000 billion stars in the Milky Way, and there are countless planets orbiting the stars. It is not impossible to find a planet similar to the earth among so many stars.

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