Universe dominance

Since the discovery of the hide-and-seek Ceres, the astronomers on the "Ocean" have been staring closely at it. At the same time, the huge scientific research spacecraft is also flying quickly to Ceres. The distance now seems to be very far, but At the speed of the spaceship, it doesn't take long.

However, scientists are restless. They have begun to conduct various observations and measurements on Ceres using various scientific instruments. As the distance from Ceres gets closer and closer, the "Ocean" can already take relatively clear pictures. photos, as scientists study the newly captured photos.

In the huge hall of the "Ocean" scientific research center, Li Fu, Chen Bin, Liu Shiying, Liu Yi, Tang Boyuan, Dong Zhifei and other hundreds of scientists are gathered in the middle, where a huge virtual 3D stereoscopic image is slowly The image is a very common planet image in the universe.

"Ceres is too small compared to the Earth. Its surface gravity acceleration is only 0.27, which is completely different from our Earth's 9.8!"

"The escape velocity of Ceres is only 510 meters per second, which means that if you shoot a bullet into the sky with a rifle on Ceres, the bullet can escape gravity and become a satellite of Ceres."

Tang Boyuan used easy-to-understand words to analyze Ceres data for everyone present. There are many types of scientists here, and not many really understand astronomy, so it is best to explain astronomical knowledge in a simple way, so that everyone can better understand it. understand.

"Ceres has a diameter of 950 kilometers. If it is included in the asteroids, it is undoubtedly a giant. But if it is included in the planet sequence, it is a dwarf, so it has won the title of dwarf planet."

"The mass of Ceres is 950 billion tons, and the mass of the moon is 734.9 billion tons. The mass of Ceres is only 1/773 of the moon. But according to the data we have now, 40% of the mass on Ceres should be water, which is That means Ceres contains 380 million tons of water!”

"What is the concept of 380 billion tons of water? Let's simply convert the weight of water into volume. One cubic meter of water is one ton. The water on Ceres is 380 billion cubic meters, which is equal to 38 million cubic kilometers, which is equal to 3800 Ten thousand cubic kilometers, and we all know that the water content of the earth is 1.386 billion cubic kilometers, of which freshwater resources are 35 million cubic kilometers. Therefore, the water content of the planet Ceres is greater than the total freshwater resources of the earth. More."

"Very good!"

When hearing this, the scientists present and those far away on Earth couldn't help but admire that the water content of Ceres is actually more than the fresh water resources of the Earth. This is of great significance to the future development of human beings in space. Meaning, everything else is easy to say if there is water.

"Aren't we always worried that Mars doesn't have enough water resources? If we can transport the water resources from Ceres to Mars, the water resources needed to transform Mars will be enough."

The other scientists nodded after hearing this. The transformation of Mars, which originally seemed impossible to complete, has now basically begun to take shape. It seems that China's official decision to transform Mars for immigration is not nonsense, and it is still feasible.

"After everyone understands the basic information about Ceres, I will show you something that will make people more interested!"

Dong Zhifei smiled mysteriously, and then the virtual machine on his wrist issued an order. There were some white highlights on the slowly rotating image of Ceres.

"Please see, everyone, in the northern hemisphere of Ceres, we photographed a white bright spot in a crater. Through observation with a large space telescope, we found that it is actually composed of many small bright spots. I wonder what you think?"

Everyone was attracted by the topic of winning a hundred years. On a planet, there are white bright spots composed of countless small dots. Everyone immediately became energetic. After seeing too many gray asteroids and meteorites, they wanted to change their colors. .

"I think these dazzling bright spots are caused by strong reflective materials reflecting sunlight. These materials may be ice. As you said before, 40% of the mass of Ceres is water, plus Ceres is a A naked star with no atmosphere and a dead star with no internal activity, I think there is a high probability that it is ice.”

Chen Bin thought for a while and put forward his opinion. His opinion was supported by many scientists and was very convincing and scientifically based.

"I believe there are aliens, what about you?" Some people who usually like to joke actually thought of it at this time.

"At least there are no aliens in the solar system. I'm sure of this. Our telescopes are already very powerful. If there are aliens, there will always be some high technology that we can discover."

Tang Boyuan shook his head and expressed his helplessness for people with such leaping thinking. After discussing the white bright spots, he suddenly jumped to aliens, but it has to be said that science sometimes needs this kind of leaping thinking.

"I also think it's ice. It's possible that the water produced by the comet after the impact formed ice at the bottom of the crater. The reflectivity of the ice is enough to make us look like white bright spots in space. And take a look at these white bright spots. It is located in a crater, which supports what I just said, that the water produced by the comet impact then freezes into ice at low temperatures.”

"I don't agree that it is ice. You can see that the surface of Ceres is generally grayish, but we have confirmed that there is a lot of water on Ceres, which means that there may be ice directly under the grayish surface. The grayish color of the surface should be covered by cosmic dust over a long history."

"Since other places have been covered, why is there no dust here? So I think it is not ice, but a crystal of some mineral, such as quartz, which has a very high reflectivity!"

Some scientists shook their heads and opposed the idea that it was ice, believing that it was a mineral with a crystal structure.

"Huh? Could it be a lot of super-large diamonds? Haha, it seems that we have found the gifts to take back!"

"I pray that it is diamonds. What's the use of ice!"

"Why is Ceres so big and has so many craters, but there is more than one reflective material in that crater? There is none in other craters. All kinds of phenomena show that this is not a coincidence. Maybe it is something special. I think whether it is the diamonds that everyone expects, aliens, or the most likely ice, we will know soon."

Li Fu looked at the virtual image of Ceres with a light in his eyes.

Because the reflectivity of this white area for light is so high that even with a large astronomical telescope, it is impossible to see what this area is at a long distance.

In fact, Li Fu is more inclined to think that it is something left by aliens, something like a solar panel. If it is ice or other reflective minerals, etc., it should be covered by cosmic dust in the long history of Ceres.

Only this kind of technological things can be maintained if they are regularly maintained. Natural things will basically be covered with a thick layer of cosmic dust in the long history, especially for naked stars like Ceres.

As for the discovery of things left by aliens, Li Fu knew from the seeds of super civilizations that such things are not uncommon in the universe. There are too many similar things in the universe.

Some low-level civilizations have developed rapidly in civilization technology because of their luck in discovering the dilapidated space battleships and spacecraft left by advanced civilizations, and soon became the overlords of one side. There are many such things.

Just like Li Fu himself, he was actually lucky enough to obtain the property of alien civilizations. It has only been a few years, and the earthlings have gradually walked out of the mother planet Earth and started to develop towards the starry sky and the universe.

Of course, there are also some examples where primitive people discovered visitors from outer space, but they themselves could not understand them, so they could only worship these aliens as gods. According to legend, the Mayans and ancient Egyptians were guided by aliens to build some pyramids that science still cannot solve today. It is said that they were used to send letters to their home planet for help.

In any case, there are still many civilizations with such adventures in the universe. Although the level of technology is very different for each level of civilization, it is very likely that it is like primitive people looking at spaceships and not knowing how to study them. However, once a civilization embarks on the road of technology, it can always slowly learn more advanced technology from it.

The "Ocean" spacecraft is approaching Ceres quickly, and everything on Ceres is becoming clearer and clearer. Various unmanned probes, satellites, etc. have been spread out for free.

"Oh my god! This is impossible."

Dong Zhifei and Tang Boyuan were studying the latest information about Ceres. There was a very large astronomical telescope on the spacecraft, and the resolution was more than one level higher than that of Hubble. At this time, it was very close to Ceres, so everything on Ceres could be seen clearly.

Dong Zhifei opened his mouth and eyes wide, because just now, he observed the mysterious white bright spot on Ceres again, and he discovered a very terrifying fact.

"What's the matter? Why are you shouting like this?"

Tang Boyuan, who was standing aside, didn't understand and was startled by Dong Zhifei's sudden move.

"Boyuan, look here, it's really scary!"

Dong Zhifei immediately played the mysterious white area on Ceres. As the image analyzer filtered out the dazzling white light, a new world appeared in the field of vision of the two.

"Damn, this...this"

Tang Boyuan took a closer look and was immediately dumbfounded, and couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Don't make this public. I'll report to Brother Fu right away."

Tang Boyuan's brain started to think quickly, and then he said to Dong Zhifei, and he floated to other areas of the spacecraft, ready to find Li Fu to report the situation. This matter was too serious.

"I know."

Dong Zhifei nodded solemnly. Having been in the Fuyun Group Scientific Research Institute for a long time, they both knew that the company's confidentiality regulations in science and technology were very strict. All confidential things must not be leaked, so in this regard, the first thing they thought of was to block the news and keep it confidential.

In the gym of the "Ocean", Li Fu was sweating profusely. Although as a Yuanli practitioner, Li Fu did not actually need to go to the gym every year to maintain the calcium in his bones. However, everyone was working out, and he If you go without exercising, it will still easily arouse suspicion from others, especially from official Chinese scientists.

So every day, even though the scientists of the Fuyun Group have begun to practice the Yuanli method, they basically spend three to four hours every day exercising.

"Brother Fu, please come with me. I have something important to report to you."

Tang Boyuan came to Li Fu's side lightly. In order to keep it secret, he sent a message to Li Fu in the virtual world. On the surface, he pretended to come to talk to Li Fu.

"Well, let's go and see together."

Soon, Li Fu knew the detailed information. He raised his eyebrows, nodded, ended his exercise and walked lightly towards the astronomical research center on the spacecraft with Tang Boyuan.

The "Yuanyang" Cosmic Astronomy Center is indispensable for navigating in the universe, and it must have sufficiently outstanding cosmic astronomers. Otherwise, in the vast universe, if If you don't know how to identify the direction and look for the star path, you will definitely get lost in the vast universe.

If you just look at the starry sky and the universe with the naked eye, it will be the same everywhere and you will not be able to see anything at all. To navigate in the interstellar universe, you must have a star map and determine your position based on the position of the neutron star in the universe. You won't lose your way.

Of course, for now, navigation in the solar system is naturally not that complicated, but the help of astronomers is still indispensable, because if you can make full use of the gravity of massive planets to gain greater speed and reduce your own energy, consumption, which is also very important for navigation within the solar system.

The "Ocean" spacecraft is a scientific expedition spacecraft. It carries a variety of advanced scientific research equipment. The astronomical research center is also here, including ultra-large astronomical telescopes, supercomputers, gravitational mirror lenses, and instruments that study distance changes. Red and blue shift equipment, etc., are the most advanced scientific research instruments.

"Tell me the details."

As soon as Li Fu arrived, he immediately hurriedly spoke to Dong Zhifei, appearing anxious.

PS: Quack, it’s time to write again in the morning. I still have to go out to be a guest today and ask for tickets. All kinds of requests!