cosmic hegemony

Chapter 262, Centaurus Galaxy

The Kuiper belt of the Centaurus galaxy, which is 4.3 light-years away from the solar system, is relatively brighter than the Kuiper belt of the solar system, because the Centaurus galaxy is a relatively rare binary star system with two stars, Centaurus A Star and Centaur B star.Both Centaurus A and B are very bright on the earth side of the solar system, and can be distinguished in the sky with the naked eye.

Because it has two stars, it is still relatively bright even in the Kuiper belt of the Centaurus galaxy, unlike the dark and dark Kuiper belt on the earth's side, but the temperature is the same, very cold.

In a void, it seems that there is no difference from the surrounding void. Suddenly, a spaceship flashes out of the void. This spaceship is shaped like an oval flying saucer, with two huge Chinese characters "Kyushu" on it. ", this spacecraft is exactly the "Kyushu" spacecraft that departed from the solar system.

When it first set off from the earth, the "Kyushu" spacecraft was just a few months out of the factory. It was a completely brand new spacecraft. The "Kyushu" spacecraft looks battered.

There are many impact marks on the spaceship. In some areas, the thick steel plates have been scratched with deep marks. In some places, holes can even be seen. Although they are not too deep, they look amazing. It looks hideous and terrifying; some places are obviously missing a corner, and there is no doubt that it was knocked off, because there are obvious impact marks in the gap.

"call!"

"Finally, there is a space-time ocean current. If this continues, I am worried that we will not be able to reach the Centaur galaxy."

Seeing the starry sky outside the spaceship, and the surrounding scenery no longer bright and colorful streamers, Tang Boyuan heaved a sigh of relief. In the ocean currents of time and space, the beginning went smoothly, and only encountered two collisions in the previous dozens of days. , and they were all skin traumas, but when they were about to reach the Centaur galaxy, they encountered a wave of meteorites.

At that time, even with the defense of the gravity field device, the "Kyushu" spaceship was still covered with scars, and even a few meteorites impacted the spaceship, so that everyone worried whether they would be able to reach halfway alive. Sagittarius galaxy.

"If it weren't for the protection of the gravitational field, I guess ordinary spaceships would not be able to pass through at all. Many meteorites that hit the front are enough to destroy the spaceship."

Thinking of the impact of the meteorite group, even Luo Xiaoyao, who has always been bold, was terrified for a while. At that time, the spaceship trembled again and again, which made people feel anxious all the time, worrying whether the spaceship could hold it.

"Yeah, the gravity field defense helped the spaceship remove most of the impacts. Even if it couldn't be removed, the meteorite changed its direction so that it wouldn't hit head-on. So although the spaceship is scarred and scarred, overall it is still in pretty good condition. Yes, it can be restored to perfect condition with simple repairs."

Gu Feng also nodded, the spacecraft is still in good condition now, most of the injuries are skin trauma, only a few of them are flesh and blood, but they are not too serious.

"Contact Earth immediately and report our situation."

"The spaceship is parked here in the Kuiper belt first. We will repair the spaceship first and restore all the functions of the spaceship as much as possible, especially the weapon attack system."

"All kinds of detection equipment are turned on, and we must first grasp the basic situation of the Centaurus galaxy as soon as possible."

Yu Liang, who had been silent all this time, began to give orders.

Following his order, the "Kyushu" spacecraft parked in the Kuiper belt of the Centaur galaxy, and the position is still very close to the entrance and exit of space-time ocean currents. The purpose of doing this is naturally for future safety considerations. Star Civilization's technological strength is very strong, and it quickly found everyone's traces, and could quickly escape into the time and space ocean currents.

People on the entire spacecraft began to get busy, scientists and engineers began to assess the damage on the spacecraft, and at the same time began to repair it.On the top of the spacecraft, mechanical arms began to stretch out. These mechanical arms were manipulated by engineers and scientists to repair the wounds of the spacecraft.

At the same time, all kinds of detection instruments on the spacecraft are also fully activated, and the basic situation of the entire Centaur galaxy is started. The most important thing is to detect whether there are living planets in the Centaur galaxy and the development of alien civilizations on the living planets. To what extent.

"DiDi! DiDi!"

All kinds of detection instruments were fully turned on, and various voices rang out from the command center of the spaceship, and soon some basic information about the Centaurus galaxy appeared in everyone's computers.

"The Centaurus galaxy has two stars, A and B. The mass of the A star is about 1.3 times the mass of the sun, and the mass of the B star is about 0.8 times the mass of the sun. The distance between the two stars is about 12 About astronomical units, about 18 billion kilometers, they revolve around each other, and the time for one revolution is about 360 years."

Astronomical scientist Tang Boyuan stared at the data in the computer with his eyes tightly, and began to answer the questions for everyone.

"The mass of the two stars is not much different from the mass of the sun. They are both very stable stars. They have a history of about 45 billion years, and they belong to the most stable middle-aged period. In such an environment, the growth and development of life are very useful. Breed."

"Star A has a large mass, strong gravitational force, and attracts more cosmic matter. Therefore, star A has 6 planets. From the inside to the outside, they are A1-A6. According to their positions, the position of A3 is about At a distance of 1.5 AU, it is very likely to be a living planet."

"The mass of star B is relatively small, and during the early gestation process of the galaxy, there is less cosmic matter competing for it, so there are only two planets, B2 and B1, and star B2 is very close to star B, with a distance of only 1 astronomical units. It should be impossible to become a living planet, and planet B0.7 is a massive gaseous planet, and it is impossible to become a living planet."

Tang Boyuan pointed to the image of the Centaurus galaxy displayed on the monitor, the detection of various scientific instruments, coupled with the powerful calculation functions of the supercomputer, these basic conditions of the entire Centaurus galaxy will soon appear to everyone one by one within the field of vision.

"In addition to these 8 planets, there is another planet that is more interesting. Let's call it star AB. Its position is just above the balance point of the gravitational force of the two stars, which is the Lagrangian point. The distance is 8 astronomical units, and the distance from star B is 2 astronomical units."

"Star AB is different from other planets. It revolves around star A, and it doesn't revolve around star B. It doesn't have an autobiography. It's very interesting. Since the two stars revolve around it."

Tang Boyuan pointed to a red dot on the monitor and explained to everyone present with a smile. He is a top scientist in the field of astronomy, and when he talked about his field of expertise, he was eloquent and eloquent.

"In this way, the only planet in the Centaurus galaxy that may have life is the A3 star?"

After listening, Yu Liang asked after pondering for a while.

"Not necessarily. At the beginning, we thought that there must be no life in the Centaurus galaxy, because we have always believed that the galaxy with two stars is very unstable, which is not conducive to the birth of life. But after arriving here, I Only then did we realize how wrong we were.”

"Secretly on the contrary, because of the existence of double stars, the illumination and temperature of the entire Centaurus galaxy are much higher than those of the solar system, which is very conducive to the breeding of life, which means that even planets that are farther away from the stars The temperature above will not be too cold, because it can also get light and heat from another star."

Tang Boyuan shook his head. With a distance of 4.3 light-years in the solar system, he can only briefly study some conditions of the two stars in the Centaurus galaxy. As for other details in the galaxy, we will only know after arriving here. Very detailed.

"From what we know now, the two rocky galaxies A3 and A4 are very likely to have life, and even the AB star at the Lagrangian point of the two stars may also become a living planet."

"Three planets?"

When Luo Xiaoyao heard this, his eyebrows raised.

"It's just speculation, because these three planets are all rocky planets, and their positions are relatively good. The probability of birthing life is very high, and they may be prosperous planets with life."

Tang Boyuan smiled and said, even though they have reached the Kuiper belt of the Centaurus galaxy, they still can't say for certain that these three planets must be life planets, unless they are very close.

"Talk about the basic situation of this three-star planet in detail."

Yu Liangliang nodded, pondering, and seemed to be thinking about which planet to start exploring.

"Let's talk about the nearest star AB. It has no autobiography or turnover. Its mass is about eleven times that of the earth. Originally, because this planet has no autobiography, its gravity should be relatively small, but because Its mass is relatively large, the greater the mass, the greater the natural gravity, so the gravity of this planet is not much different from that of the earth from the calculation results, which is why I said that this star is likely to be a cause of living planets."

"Gravity is suitable, plus it is on the Lagrangian point of two stars, and the distance from star B is only less than 4 astronomical units, plus there is another star, so it The temperature is also very suitable, neither too high nor too low."

(End of this chapter)