Earth Era

The X-rays and gamma rays detected from above the earth at this moment, as well as the enhancement of visible light radiation, do not match the scale of this impact. In other words, even if such a small man-made object hits the sun at a very high speed, it is far from enough to burst out such a powerful energy. So Zhao Huasheng's prediction was confirmed again.

"That's an area of ​​about one million square kilometers. Oh my god! Come and see!" A researcher exclaimed from the communication instrument connected to the Vulcan solar telescope, "If I'm not mistaken In other words, the Moth impactor struck a big hole in the inverse fusion layer that wraps the sun. The area of ​​this big hole is one million square kilometers. Yes, the inverse fusion layer was broken! The real, normal temperature and luminosity of the sun's surface exposed! 5860 degrees Kelvin!"

"What?" At this moment, even Zhao Huasheng was shocked. Before this, Zhao Huasheng did not expect such a thing to happen at all, "The reverse fusion layer...is actually broken?"

"Don't do physical analysis yet, collect data first, and collect data with all your strength!" Zhao Huasheng decisively issued an order, "Physical analysis will be done later. Now, collect as much data as you can. These things are likely to affect us. Useful!"

Under Zhao Huasheng's order, even some telescopes that were originally incapable of observing the sun risked being damaged and turned their sights to the sun. This discovery is really amazing. It not only completely proves the existence of the reverse fusion layer, but also proves that the reverse fusion layer can be broken. The most important point is that people previously speculated that the sun is only wrapped by the reverse fusion layer. Under the sun, the sun still maintains normal temperature and radiation, and now, this speculation has also been confirmed!

This is without a doubt the most important breakthrough that humanity has made since the outbreak of the solar crisis!

It is this normal solar area of ​​one million square kilometers that brings about an increase in brightness and an increase in average temperature for the entire sun. The moment this void appeared, an unknown number of people on the earth cast their eyes on the sun. This is a change so strong that it can be detected only through physical perception.

The sun warmed and brightened.

"Not good! The hole in the reverse fusion layer is shrinking rapidly. It seems that the reverse fusion layer has the ability to grow by itself... It has shrunk by 0.7% of its area! And it is still shrinking. If the current shrinking rate Calculate, it will completely disappear in five hours." At the Vulcan solar telescope, the researcher reported another message.

After realizing that the inverse fusion layer hole was shrinking, the operators of all telescopes capable of observing the sun on the earth fell into madness. The reason is obvious, the time is only five hours, and how much data can be collected in these five hours depends on them.

Zhao Huasheng's breathing was a little short at this moment, and Zhao Huasheng's mood was also affected by this sudden incident. But Zhao Huasheng knew that there was another important thing that he needed to pay attention to.

The extremely high-intensity X-ray and gamma-ray bursts disappeared after just half a minute, and only light and heat radiation continued. Zhao Huasheng knocked on the table and said: "The collection of data is done by the major observatories, and we don't need to participate. Now I order to immediately evaluate the possible damage caused by the X-ray and gamma-ray bursts of this intensity to the Red Heart spacecraft." At the same time, the communication department immediately began to try to call the spacecraft, and the information receiving department paid attention to receiving information, and if they received a signal from the Red Heart spacecraft, they should report to me as soon as possible.”

Zhao Huasheng's order was quickly carried out. A moment later, the spacecraft damage assessment report was submitted to Zhao Huasheng.

"According to our comprehensive assessment, the X-ray and gamma-ray bursts of this intensity cannot destroy the Red Heart spacecraft. It may cause some damage to the spacecraft, such as malfunctioning of the spacecraft's circuits, damage to electronic components, etc. But these are repairable faults and will not affect the spacecraft as a whole."

Zhao Huasheng nodded slightly. The evaluation report seemed to say good news, but Zhao Huasheng knew that it was far from the time to be happy.

It's just electromagnetic radiation... Maybe, it's just an appetizer. Because the most powerful follow-up energy burst has not yet arrived.

That is the solar wind. A stream of energetic charged particles blown by the sun. The aurora above the earth is produced by the interaction of the solar wind and the earth's magnetic field. When the solar wind is extremely strong, even the power grid on the earth, satellite communications and other equipment will be affected.

The solar wind travels much slower than electromagnetic waves. The speed of electromagnetic waves is the speed of light, while the forward speed of the solar wind is between 300 and 800 kilometers per second. It takes three days for the solar wind to travel from the sun to Earth. In other words, it will take three days before the equipment on the earth can measure the strength of the solar wind and evaluate the possible impact of the solar wind on the Red Heart spacecraft.

However, because of the existence of major solar observation satellites, people can shorten the time of three days to a little more than one day. Because those solar observation satellites have been launched to a place less than 60 million kilometers away from the sun, it only takes this time for the solar wind to reach these satellites. After satellites measure the strength of the solar wind, they beam the data back to Earth at the speed of light. Therefore, before the solar wind reaches the earth, people can know the strength of the upcoming solar wind.

So, even if it survived the test of the first solar energy burst, the fate of the Red Heart spacecraft is still in doubt.

At this moment, three hours have passed since the X-ray and gamma-ray radiation were received. The huge reverse fusion layer hole that appeared above the sun has shrunk to less than 400,000 square kilometers. The data collection mission is still going on, and the call attempts to the Scarlet Heart spacecraft are also going on at Base No. 1, but Base No. 1 has never received a response from the Scarlet Heart spacecraft.

"The Scarlet Heart spacecraft is 30 million kilometers away from the sun, and it takes nearly twelve hours for the solar wind to reach the spacecraft. That is to say, the spacecraft has not been affected by the solar wind at this moment, and according to our assessment, just now That level of X-ray and gamma-ray radiation is not enough to cause fatal effects on the spacecraft. But we have never received a response from the spacecraft.” A staff member reported to Zhao Huasheng.

Zhao Huasheng nodded silently. Not receiving a response means two possibilities. First, due to some unknown accidents, the spacecraft has been destroyed. Second, due to the outburst of solar energy and excessive signal interference, the signal sent by the earth has not been received by the spacecraft. Or the signal sent by the spacecraft facing the earth was not received by the earth.

These two reasons are very obvious, and I am afraid that all the staff present, except Mundro, know this.

"Hope is the second possibility." Zhao Huasheng said, "I hope they just lost contact with the earth temporarily."

Time is still passing bit by bit, and five hours later, just as people predicted, the reverse fusion layer cavity that appeared on the surface of the sun finally completely disappeared, and the sun's luminosity and radiation levels were reduced to the previous level again. But researchers on the earth have collected a lot of data, which is enough for them to study for a period of time.

All the personnel in Base No. 1 are still waiting. Zhao Huasheng didn't leave here for a short rest until Zhao Huasheng felt extremely sleepy and could no longer hold on. After a short sleep, Zhao Huasheng came to the control hall again.

Twenty-four hours have passed since the solar energy erupted. During this time, the staff of the No. 1 base have been trying to contact the Scarlet Heart spacecraft, but they have been unsuccessful. According to previous calculations, at this moment, the solar wind has probably reached the orbits of those detection satellites, and they should have been detected by the satellites.

But people have not received reports from satellites. This also means two possibilities. First, the predicted outburst of the solar wind did not happen. Second, the previous estimate of the speed of the solar wind was wrong, so the solar wind is still on its way and has not yet reached the observation satellite.

The advancing speed of the solar wind is not fixed, if the eruption is violent, its advancing speed may be faster, if the eruption is weak, its advancing speed will be slower. In addition to this factor, the difference in the type of eruption will also affect the forward speed of the solar wind.

Zhao Huasheng certainly hoped that it was the first possibility. Not only Zhao Huasheng, but everyone in the base and even on the earth hoped for the first possibility. Everyone hopes that because of the impact of the Moth impactor, the sun only experienced some electromagnetic wave explosions, and there was no solar wind. But Zhao Huasheng knew that this was impossible. My deduction is not wrong, the solar wind will definitely come, the difference is only in the morning and evening.

At the twenty-fifth hour, Base No. 1 finally received some information about the solar wind.

But the face of the staff was a little weird, as if they saw something terrible.

"What happened? Report to me immediately! How strong is the solar wind?"

"We lost contact with the satellite," the worker murmured. "Yes, we can't contact our satellite."