Earth Era

Among the data that Ye Luo restored from the alien device, in addition to the letter left by the Martian, there was also some other miscellaneous information. But this information is of little use to Wei Feng. Therefore, after preserving the Martian remains and disassembled parts, and conducting a comprehensive inspection of the Xinghai spacecraft, Wei Feng entered hibernation again.

The long voyage continues. Wei Feng has already gone through more than three-quarters of his journey, but there is still nearly a hundred years of journey ahead to meet Wei Feng.

This period of time passed very peacefully. Except for the fact that every time he woke up, he heard Ye Luo report that there were several more flashes of light coming from the direction of the solar system, which made Wei Feng a little upset, everything else was fine.

When it woke up for the third time, that is, when the Xinghai spacecraft was less than one light-year away from Alpha Centauri A and B, and about 0.6 light-years away from Proxima Centauri, the Xinghai spacecraft was equipped with For the first time, a high-precision optical telescope took photos of the planet orbiting Star A and Star B, the planet named Blue Night Star by human civilization.

With the dark and deep space as the background, there is a very dim light spot in the middle of the photo. Not far from it were two hot and bright fireballs. One of the fireballs is larger and appears yellow-white in color, while the other fireball is smaller and reddish in color. Against the backdrop of these two large fireballs, the small spot of light became even dimmer and inconspicuous.

But this small point of light is the destination that Wei Feng has been sailing to for hundreds of years, because it is the only planet in the Nanmen 2 and 3 star systems, and it is also the only available foothold for Wei Feng after his voyage to the Nanmen 2 star system. Moreover, if the original Martian civilization really reached the Nanmen 2 system... they must have descended on this planet.

The diameter of this planet is slightly smaller than Mars, and its mass is slightly larger than Mars. Its surface gravity is about half that of the Earth, but its surface temperature is much higher than that of the Earth. Calculated based on the latest observation data of Ye Luo, Wei Feng knew that the temperature above it was at least 800 degrees Kelvin.

A temperature of 800 degrees Kelvin is not enough to break the protection of the space suit. At most, it will consume the energy of the space suit a little faster. But a higher temperature means stronger stellar energy, which is very beneficial for collecting solar energy to save spacecraft fuel. . From this aspect, the temperature of 800 Kelvin is quite suitable for Wei Feng.

When I woke up for the fifth time. The image of the Blue Night Star finally changed from a small point of light to a disk shape, and its topographic structure could barely be distinguished from it. Wei Feng saw the stretching mountains and vast plains above it, and also saw some shadow areas. According to Wei Feng's speculation, these shadow areas should be huge meteorite impact craters. There is obviously no atmosphere on the Blue Night Star. Without an atmosphere, there is no weathering and erosion, so these impact craters can be preserved for a long time.

It was also when I woke up this time. Wei Feng finally saw with his own eyes the appearance of Proxima Centauri, a dim and small red dwarf star. When Wei Feng stood by the porthole of the spacecraft, he could see it hanging quietly in the sky, shining faintly with the thousands of stars in the universe.

At this moment, the distance between the satellite and the moon is less than 0.2 light-years, and the distance from the sun is up to four light-years. But even so, the sun's light is still brighter than this red dwarf star. It is too small, its radius is only 15% of the sun's radius, or only 1.5 times the radius of Jupiter, and its mass is too low, it is only 12% of the sun's mass, or... …one hundred and fifty times the mass of Jupiter.

Wei Feng is still carrying out maintenance work on the Xinghai spacecraft. As time goes by. As the destination gradually approaches, the condition of the Xinghai spacecraft becomes worse and worse, but it can still barely operate. Perhaps due to Wei Feng's dedicated maintenance work, the Xinghai spacecraft has frequent minor problems. But a major failure like that fuel leak never occurred again.

A few months passed, and Wei Feng entered hibernation again. This time the moon will hibernate for thirteen years. At the same time, this is also the last hibernation before the moon enters the South Gate II system.

After all, Proxima Centauri is a triple star system. Although the distance between Proxima Centauri and Star A and Star B is very far, so crossing the orbit of Proxima Centauri can barely be regarded as entering the Proxima Centauri galaxy.

Yes, the next time it wakes up, the Xinghai spacecraft will reach the closest point to Proxima Centauri. According to the latest calculations, this distance is 550 billion kilometers. About twenty-one light days away. The Xinghai spacecraft will pass by Proxima Centauri at this distance and will not stop here at all. Instead, continue deep into the heart of the Nanmen II galaxy.

Thirteen years passed by again, and Wei Feng once again woke up from his deep sleep. For Wei Feng, time seems to have lost its meaning. Wei Feng has completely lost touch with the number on the timer that changes every ten years. Because... ten years is just the time for Wei Feng to take a nap.

At this moment, we have reached the closest point to Proxima Centauri. The Gudao Project includes the task of observing Proxima Centauri. Although the human government has been divided at this moment and Wei Feng has long been forgotten, Wei Feng is still faithfully abiding by his responsibilities. Wei Feng carried out extravehicular walking missions again and again, moving out various instruments that were manufactured hundreds of years ago that were originally stored in the warehouse, and then installed them on the bulkhead of the Xinghai spacecraft. Let them start observing Proxima Centauri.

The distance of 550 billion kilometers is still very far away, but this distance is close enough for the distances in the universe that are often measured in light years. At least, except for Wei Feng, no one in human civilization has ever been so close to a red dwarf star.

Those instruments did not disappoint Wei Feng. They obtained a lot of observational data and took many photos that clearly reflected the activities on the surface of Proxima Centauri. What surprised Wei Feng was that although the star was small, it was not calm.

There is a photo that clearly shows this. In that specially processed photo, the strong magnetic field of Proxima Centauri penetrated its photosphere and chromosphere, and then connected the coronal layer and the magnetic field inside Proxima Centauri. The energy stored in it suddenly Exploded out, forming a strong flare activity.

This flare activity is similar to that of the sun but has some subtle differences. This explosive activity on Proxima Centauri will even more than double its brightness in a short period of time and eject a large amount of coronal material.

The moon, which is only more than 500 billion kilometers away from it, can detect these brightness changes with the naked eye, but people in the solar system cannot do this. Because it is too far away from the solar system and too dim, even if the brightness of Proxima Centauri increases ten times or even a hundred times, humans in the solar system will still be unable to see it with the naked eye.

In addition to observing Proxima Centauri itself, satellite winds also try to use the occultation method to find some asteroids or companion stars that may exist around Proxima Centauri, or some scattered material belts like asteroid belts. But the results ultimately disappointed the satellite. The area where Proxima Centauri is located looks empty to the satellite, with nothing else except itself.

Of course, it is impossible to be completely empty. Where there are stars, there is a lot of matter in the universe. Although Proxima Centauri is small, there must be comets, asteroids and the like orbiting it. It's just that they are too small and Wei Feng can't see them.

The observation of Proxima Centauri lasted for several months. As the distance from Proxima Centauri gradually expanded, Satellite Wind finally gave up on this matter. Observations during this period made Satellite Feng realize that Proxima Centauri is just a very ordinary red dwarf star, and there are no planets around it, so it actually does not have much value. Although it is the closest to the sun, even if human civilization has the capability of large-scale interstellar navigation, people will probably not regard it as a port of call for interstellar navigation.

The truly valuable target is still ahead of Wei Feng. There are two bright suns there, and a hot but very stable Earth-like planet. If you want to build a space base, it can provide a very sufficient source of material, and the two suns can provide a sufficient source of energy... …

It is the best port of call for interstellar navigation, but... Wei Feng doesn't know if human civilization will eventually use this port of call.

After passing by Proxima Centauri, the Xinghai spacecraft is still about 0.2 light-years away from Star A and Star B. This means that Wei Feng has to sleep two more times before he can finally reach his destination.

In the past few months, Weifeng has completed the observation mission of Proxima Centauri, completed the routine inspection and maintenance mission of the Xinghai spacecraft, and also completed its own recovery training mission. The scheduled hibernation time has arrived, but Wei Feng did not enter the hibernation cabin.

"Ye Luo, at this moment we have arrived at the Nanmen II system." Wei Feng said, "We have even crossed the orbit of Proxima Centauri. Then I think...the encryption that Head of State Keller left in your database Can the information be decrypted now? Give them to me and let me see what kind of arrangements Head of State Keller made..."

"Okay Captain, please wait a moment." Ye Luo replied. (To be continued ~^~)

PS: There is only this chapter today...