Everyone looked at the screen anxiously, and there was no chance of desertion. Some people even rubbed their eyes heavily, and then stared attentively...
People were surprised to find that there was almost nothing on the screen!
There is no distinctive radiating ripple pattern, just a small dot in the center of the screen representing the telescope itself...
There is nothing all around!
Yu Yifeng couldn't help but asked: "What's going on? Professor Thomson, how is it? Has the debugging been successful?"
It’s not that he talks too much, it’s just that he is really worried!
And everyone has this worry. If this thing breaks down, mankind will be in big trouble! Without the gravitational wave telescope, people will not be able to figure out where they are in the universe!
"It should be... no problem!"
Professor Thomson, who was in charge of the relevant operations, studied it and said in a positive tone: "This is the universe, not the solar system. It is normal not to find the mass source. We just need to expand the search range."
"Since the speed of the spacecraft is very fast, we need to consider the relativistic effect, because the propagation of gravitational waves is also the speed of light, so we need to transform the formula..."
As he spoke, he tapped on the keyboard, entered the relevant parameters, and then pressed Enter.
The range to be searched this time is relatively large, about ten light years. In theory, stars more massive than the moon will be searched.
A star as big as the moon is the minimum standard set by mankind. Planets that are too small can only be regarded as meteorites, and the mineral resources inside are often incomplete and not in large quantities.
It is not easy for humans to have the opportunity to sail at such high speeds. It is impossible to stop because of some meteorites unless it is absolutely necessary.
People must set their sights further afield...
There are too few resources in the meteorite pile. If they are used up, and humans have not developed long-distance navigation methods, wouldn't they be trapped alive and waiting to die?
Therefore, it is best to have a rich planet like the earth.
But Mars is so-so...it would be better if it were a bigger planet!
Soon, the search image came out.
Within ten light years, there is nothing special...
There is only a star with the mass of a white dwarf star where the original sun was. Yes, the sun may evolve into a white dwarf star after a violent explosion, but this process is still being formed.
In very far away places, there are only a few stars and corresponding planets, which are hundreds of thousands of miles away from the trajectory of Noah. Human technology is completely incapable of seeing them.
Everyone was slightly disappointed, but fortunately, the gravitational wave telescope "saw" something after all, which meant that it was not damaged.
"According to the sun as the stationary frame of reference, the current speed of our spacecraft is 0.9816 times the speed of light, which is faster than previous estimates."
"In this way, time will expand even more. One year inside us is equivalent to 5.24 years outside. In other words, the year and a half we feel is about 8 light years out of the solar system?"
"That's true...the error is quite large."
The scientists drew many conclusions from the images and discussed them quietly.
"What a pity, there are no planets in front of the trajectory!"
Although this kind of thing is disappointing, it is also expected. The universe must be empty, and it is almost impossible for a lone star to appear out of nowhere.
But it’s not over yet!
What they have high hopes for is still the star system numbered "187J3X1", which is about 14 light years away from now. It is a close binary star system.
It consists of two stars, one large and one small: one is a dwarf yellow star with a mass of 0.97 times the sun, and the other star is much larger than the sun, about 1.53 times the mass, and its luminous brightness is 1500 times that of the sun!
In a close binary star, when one star fills its equal surface, its matter will flow to the other star on a large scale, causing a mass transfer.
This situation will have a huge impact on the evolution of close binaries.
The two stars that make up "187J3X1" revolve around each other, once every 1283.3 days. When the two stars rotate to the closest point, there will be a strong flow of material affected by mutual gravity, and they will be continuously thrown out of the star.
Some of these ejected materials may run near the companion star and form material around the star, or they may break away from the entire binary star system and fly into interstellar space.
All in all, the total amount of material in this binary star system is greater than that of the solar system. And because of the continuous ejection of material outwards, planets are likely to form in relatively peripheral places!
The trajectory of Noah's movement is that the closest point to the main star of "187J3X1" is 0.67 light-years, which is not particularly far away. After all, the solar system's range of influence is one light-year. Maybe people can find a planet in the outer area?
"Expand the search scope." Yu Yifeng said solemnly.
Professor Thomson entered the relevant parameters with trembling fingers.
At this time, who can be at ease? This detection can mean the future of mankind. Even the most lenient people cannot be lenient!
If no planet can be found, people will have to sleep in hibernation chambers!
After a few seconds, the image came out.
It seems...not nothing!
People looked at the screen anxiously and held their breath.
Gradually, their faces turned rosy, and they noticed something was wrong, as if, it seemed, maybe... a planet?
No, not just one, but many. The "187J3X1" star system has at least 38 planets larger than the moon! 10 of them are larger than the earth!
The nearest one seems to be on the trajectory of Noah?
In a straight line?!
real or fake?!
"Hurry up and take data measurements, hurry up, hurry up!"
Yu Yifeng yelled crazily. He felt like he was hit in the head by a colorful ball... No, he was hit in the head by a nuclear bomb! Many people had the same idea, and some people with poor psychological quality even fainted from excitement.
, also triggered a small wave of riots.
In fact, people have been prepared for long-term struggle and long-term hibernation, but suddenly it seems like a salted fish has turned over and come to life, which is simply incredible!
The universe is too big to be imagined. If we use the sea and water molecules to describe the relationship between the universe and the planets, it is simply a contempt for the universe.
But now, when people fly randomly, they can actually encounter a planet? Is it true or false?
Yu Yifeng no longer knows what words to use to describe his mood, as if he fired a gun randomly and hit a table tennis ball millions of kilometers away! Is the chance of this one in a billion or one in a billion?
This is a piece of pie in the sky! It hits me directly on the head!
Perhaps it was the great sun that secretly helped mankind when it propelled Noah?
Or... are humans the illegitimate children of the God of Luck?!
Yu Yifeng was a little worried about gain and loss. He even felt that this thing was a gas planet or an alien planet-level spacecraft!
If it were a gaseous planet like Jupiter or Saturn, humans would still be happy in vain.
With humanity's current technology, it is impossible to capture the material of gas planets...
Wow wow wow wow!
Everyone here was making a loud noise. They were not as worried about gains and losses as Yu Yifeng. Everyone's emotions began to go crazy, and each one inflated rapidly like a balloon.
I only had a glimmer of expectation at first, but I didn't expect it to actually work! How lucky is this? It's like buying a lottery ticket and witnessing yourself winning.
People looked at the images on the screen with great excitement, and the ecstasy in their hearts erupted like a volcano.
"The distance difference is about 120 million kilometers, which is not far and is acceptable."
"The overall density of the star is about two-thirds that of the Earth...the radius is about twice that of the Earth, so its volume is eight times that of the Earth! The gravity is about 1.33 times that of the Earth, and humans should be able to withstand it."
"With this density, it's a planet! An Earth-like planet!"
The data obtained by the gravitational wave telescope is not much, but it is enough to prove that it is an Earth-like planet! It is impossible for a gaseous planet to have such a high density!
An Earth-like planet!
"Ahhhh!" "Fu*k!" "Baga!" "F*ck!"
After these data came out, everyone cheered, and some people couldn't help but cursed. At this moment, no one cared about the image of others at all, and everyone was immersed in crazy joy.
Even Yu Yifeng also yelled and vented his feelings to his heart's content!
Even people who had just fainted came back to life and started jumping around!
Suddenly, everyone seemed to hear the continuous cheers in the spacecraft, as if everyone in the spacecraft was cheering at the same time.
What could an Earth-like planet represent?
It represents energy, resources and countless minerals, especially... its volume is eight times larger than the earth!