Rebirth of a technological power - Chapter 304 Major Discovery of Proxima Centauri

Where will mankind go from here?

Ever since various countries have confirmed that the sun will rapidly age and expand into a red giant in four to five hundred years, this problem has always troubled mankind.

Some scholars believe that since the earth cannot avoid destruction, and the time is so short, it is natural to enjoy and enjoy it. It is going to be destroyed anyway, so it is better to enjoy it.

Some scholars believe that Noah’s Ark should be built to preserve the seeds of human civilization.

Some people believe that we should all believe in one religion and let God come to save the world.

Some scientists also believe that the human body will age but the human consciousness will not. Human consciousness will exist in the data to form a digital life, and then use an aircraft to carry the data disk to other star systems. In this way, everyone can live forever. We are not afraid of the destruction of the solar system.

Cai Jin naturally has his own plan in mind, which is to let the entire earth travel to other star systems.

The question now is just which galaxy to go to.

Which galaxy is most suitable for the earth?

This is the crux of the matter.

To be honest, although Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the solar system, Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star with only one-seventh of the diameter of the sun and only one-eighth of the mass, which is too small.

The small size of Proxima Centauri means that the star system with Proxima Centauri as its core will be smaller than the solar system and have relatively fewer resources.

The situation of Proxima Centauri means that if the earth wants to maintain the current natural conditions, it must be in an orbit relatively close to Proxima Centauri, which is almost equivalent to the position of Mercury in the solar system, or even smaller.

At this distance, it means instability. If Proxima Centauri is slightly abnormal, it will cause huge destruction to the planets around it.

The most ideal home for the earth still has to have a star like the sun, and a galaxy similar to the solar system.

To be honest, the conditions of the solar system are quite good, and the resources are extremely rich. According to the current development, they can be classified and used for hundreds of millions of years, enough to support the development of human beings across the star system.

Unfortunately, the sudden change of the sun brought devastating disaster to the earth.

Cai Jin returned to the company and continued to build the “Chang’e” series of space shuttles.

This series of space shuttles is very suitable for mining resources on the moon.

More importantly, the technology is mature enough and the cost is not too high.

Cai Jin plans to build another hundred space shuttles of this type in about ten years to mine resources on the moon.

We are also producing robots for the moon. The data accumulated so far is almost enough to produce robots that are well adapted to the lunar environment.

Cai Jin had not told anyone else about this plan in his mind.

After all, this is a bit too shocking. One hundred space shuttles will be built.

Many things have to be done silently.

Of course, once you do it, it’s hard to hide it.

After all, building factories on the moon and building processing centers in space are both major projects that can be easily noticed through space telescopes.

On this day, Cai Jin handed over two space shuttles to Niu Benben.

Niu Benben looked at the two space shuttles with shock in his eyes.

After all, this was a space shuttle. He had only seen it on TV before, but now it appeared in front of him.

It didn’t take long for Cai Jin to hand over two space shuttles to him.

“Boss, there is a space shuttle, but we can’t fly it!” Niu Benben suddenly thought of a question and looked embarrassed.

Having a space shuttle is naturally something to be happy about, but having a space shuttle is not enough. Someone has to be able to fly a space shuttle.

“After some time, astronauts will fly this space shuttle. You don’t have to worry.” Cai Jin waved his hand to dispel Niu Benben’s concerns.

Although this space shuttle is very smart and has unmanned driving capabilities, you must know that various problems will be encountered in space, and astronauts still need to deal with them according to the actual situation.

After all, artificial intelligence is just artificial intelligence and cannot completely replace people.

It can only roughly handle about 90% of things.

So there still have to be astronauts.

Over the years, CNSA has trained a group of astronauts, and more than 200 Chinese astronauts have been in space.

And this is an astronaut, a trained scientist, so that’s even more.

It won’t be a problem to recruit two astronauts.

this day.

Cai Jin has been at the headquarters building of Future Technology Group. On the top floor, Benben is using a projection to make the entire detector situation appear clearly. , Of course, this situation is what is reported now.

In the past few years, Cai Jin has launched a total of twenty-eight detectors into space. These detectors are the most advanced on the entire earth.

As long as the probe does not fly out of a hundred light years, it can clearly communicate with the earth. Even if it encounters any danger, such as colliding with an asteroid, the information will be transmitted back to the earth before it crashes. .

The solar system is said to be very big, but is actually very small.

If Pluto is used as the boundary of the solar system, then the diameter of the Earth is 9 billion kilometers, which is almost 60 astronomical units.

The astronomical unit, which is the distance from the earth to the sun, is almost 150 million kilometers.

If the Kuiper Belt is used as the boundary, then the radius of the solar system is almost 15 billion kilometers.

Between star systems there is a vast and unknown land.

This is a restricted area that has never been reached by humans before.

On the big screen, Cai Jin could see that there were countless dust and some celestial bodies in this vast area.

Most of these celestial bodies are small in size, and the largest one is only about half the diameter of the moon.

Moreover, these celestial bodies are extremely cold because they are far away from the stars.

Of course, this kind of celestial body should not be underestimated, because it is unknown whether there is some kind of microorganism in this thick ice layer that can easily destroy a race.

No one can say for sure about this kind of thing.

Human beings appear to be very powerful, but are actually very fragile.

There may be some kind of bacterial virus in space that can destroy all life on earth.

Darkness and coldness are the biggest feelings of these celestial bodies.

The star map transmitted back at this moment shows that there is a large amount of dust and small celestial bodies in this vast area.

Asteroids with a diameter of more than 100 kilometers are very rare.

There is no celestial body with a diameter as large as the moon.

“It’s really a scary space~~” Cai Jin sighed secretly.

A vast area of ​​several trillion kilometers is actually a death zone. It is normal for such a place to contain some terrible bacteria and microorganisms.

A large number of small celestial bodies are simply the biggest threat to spacecraft.

It would be considered very lucky for the detector to be able to transcend this vast area and reach the Proxima Centauri galaxy.

“This Proxima Centauri galaxy does not only have two planets, but four planets.” Looking at the star map taken by the detector, we can clearly understand the situation of the entire Proxima Centauri galaxy.

In the past, the Proxima Centauri galaxy was observed on Earth. In addition to Proxima Centauri, there were also two planets, Proxima Centauri b and Proxima Centauri c.

Proxima Centauri b is located in the habitable zone of Proxima Centauri, only 7 to 8 million kilometers away from Proxima Centauri. It has a rotation period of 11 days and a revolution period of 11 days. It is a rocky planet with a mass 1.2 times that of the Earth. In a very early time, this planet It is also regarded as another Earth in the universe, and it is very likely that life can exist. However, it was gradually discovered that this planet may not be suitable for human survival and it is unlikely that life can be born.

However, according to the detection results of the detector, it was found that this is not the case. The Proxima Centauri b planet is actually very suitable for human survival on earth. It has an atmosphere, land and ocean. The area of ​​land and ocean is about 1:1. The entire planet surface , is a huge landmass, surrounded by the sea, with some islands scattered in the sea.

There is even life on this planet, but these lives are all animals and plants.

The atmospheric pressure, temperature, and atmosphere structure are slightly different from those on Earth, but the differences are not big. Humans on Earth should be able to adapt well there.

As for Proxima Centauri c, it is 200 million kilometers away from Proxima Centauri and has a mass 6 times that of the Earth. This is true, and this planet is indeed a gas planet.

But there are two planets here, one of which is 13 million kilometers away from Proxima Centauri and has an area about 1.5 times that of the Earth. It is also a rocky planet, and this planet is more suitable for human habitation.

The other planet is 50 million kilometers away from Proxima Centauri and has a diameter twice that of the Earth. It is also a rocky planet.

As for more, we need detectors to detect planets such as Proxima Centauri to know.

Cai Jin pondered for a moment and began to enter commands, but he asked the detector to further detect Proxima Centauri and these planets.

As for other probes, they have not yet reached nearby star systems.

After all, other star systems are even further away.

Cai Jin did not rush to ask for a meeting from above because he needed more information and more data.

At the same time, more cases of other stars are needed for demonstration.

But there is no problem with the research institute within the Future Technology Group.

At the institute’s headquarters, the current staff here far exceeds the previous establishment, with more than 5,000 researchers.

Among them are three thousand researchers, selected by Cai Jin, who specialize in studying the plan for the earth to leave the solar system.

On this day, thirty researchers gathered in the conference room.

These thirty people belong to the core of scientific research. They are all Chinese. They have passed strict screening and they are also the ones who have the most space information.

“You are all the elites of the country. The content of today’s meeting is SS-level confidential. You have signed the confidentiality agreement. I don’t need to say anything more.” Cai Jin looked at everyone.

SS level confidentiality is the highest level of confidentiality for Future Technology Group.

Being able to sign SS-level confidentiality means you have access to the core.

This is not a normal employee here. If you want to resign, you can resign. Even if you resign, you are not as free as a normal person, unless the confidentiality level is downgraded.

Everyone looked solemn. They had all undergone strict confidentiality training, so they naturally knew what was going on.

Then, a projection appeared in the conference room.

Under the projection, everyone seemed to be placed in space. Then as a detector continued to advance, the scale of space continued to increase, and soon the sun became very small.

Everyone saw the vast area of ​​death and silence, which was outside the solar system.

This is the first time a human probe has left the solar system.

Seeing a scene outside the solar system for the first time, everyone couldn’t help but feel shocked.

As scholars studying the field of space, nothing attracts them more than space.

With seeing the space beyond the solar system, everyone’s horizons seemed to be opened.

Then, the projection was fixed on a picture, which happened to be a star map of Proxima Centauri and four planets taken from a distance.

“Everyone, our detector has arrived at the Proxima Centauri galaxy. This is the picture of Proxima Centauri captured by our detector. In addition to Proxima Centauri and the previously observed planets, Proxima Centauri also has two planets, the Proxima Centauri galaxy. The same There are comets.”

“This is the Proxima Centauri b that was previously observed by the Earth. It was previously said that this planet is not suitable for life. According to the results taken by the detector, this planet is suitable for the birth of life, and it has already given birth to life.” After Cai Jin finished speaking, the picture Already switched to Proxima Centauri b.

This is a blue planet, round, not an ellipse like the Earth.

Land and sea are distinct.

As the screen zooms in, you can even see rivers on land and islands on the ocean.

Then zoom in further to see trees and animals on land, and animals jumping out of the water on the ocean.

All of a sudden, everyone couldn’t help but get excited.

There is no doubt that this proves that this planet is a living planet, and it also proves that there are indeed living planets outside the earth.

And this is still existing life, not something that has disappeared like the Martian civilization.

Research on Martian civilization has been ongoing in recent years, and every documentary broadcast always causes a sensation.

But if there is a living planet in Proxima Centauri and life is born on this living planet, it will definitely be more sensational.

This means that there is hope for mankind on earth.

Even if you just keep the fire, it will be better than despair.

“Moreover, the Proxima Centauri galaxy has not just one living planet, but two living planets. This planet 13 million kilometers away from Proxima Centauri is also a living planet.” The screen switched to another planet.

Viewed from space, this planet has two continents, one larger and one smaller, separated by an ocean.

Some animal shapes that are not found on Earth, but there is no doubt that those are life.

Everyone couldn’t help but feel shocked. They didn’t expect that two living planets were born on Proxima Centauri.

Although these two living planets did not give birth to a technological civilization like the Earth, there is no doubt that there are very few living planets in the first place, and there are very few living planets that can give birth to life.

“Next, let’s discuss a plan, that is, the earth leaves the solar system and goes to Proxima Centauri. How to do it, how many planetary engines are needed, and how long it takes to reach Proxima Centauri.” Cai Jin said in a deep voice: “Your permissions can be checked. At present, Data from the solar system to Proxima Centauri.”

This information is undoubtedly very valuable and represents the future of the entire planet.

With this information, there will be a whole plan instead of no direction like before.