The emptiness of the universe brings endless loneliness, and the bright stars are just an elusive comfort. There is no up, down, left, or right, only the illusion of falling into the abyss.
Ma Wu stood quietly in the cockpit. He looked at the infinite starry sky in the distance. There was darkness among the stars. At this time, 334 days, a full eleven months, had passed since the Explorer arrived at the Helic Planet Fortress.
It is February 23rd, Galaxy Year 3.
At this time, they were already more than 8,000 astronomical units away from the Heliconian planet at the edge of the solar system, which is equivalent to 12 trillion kilometers.
"Captain, a huge asteroid was detected ahead, with a radius of about 3,200 kilometers, and a strong metallic reaction..."
"Slow down and prepare for landing." Ma Wu calmly ordered.
"receive."
Masayoshi Kobayashi came over with a holographic document, "Captain, the Supreme Command sent us a document."
"What did you say?" Ma Wu asked while looking at the situation of the asteroid.
"This is our next voyage arrangement. The latest instructions from the Supreme Command require the Explorer to turn due east after reaching 10,000 astronomical units, continue sailing for 10,000 astronomical units, and then turn southwest and return to the solar system."
Reporting by Masayoshi Kobayashi.
"I know, just record this in the voyage memorandum and set a conditional reminder." Ma Wu ordered.
"Okay." Masayoshi Kobayashi recorded this incident in the voyage memorandum.
Ma Wu looked at the preliminary detection data of this asteroid. It is a rocky asteroid with a metallic core and strong geological activity. It also has a strong magnetic field. The surface gravity of the planet is 1/4 of the blue star.
, there is a trace amount of atmosphere.
Judging from the radius, the volume and mass of this asteroid are larger than the moon. In addition, the geological activity is also very intense. In the space around this asteroid, a large amount of volcanic ash components emitted by volcanoes have been detected.
Such large asteroids are relatively rare in the interstellar void. This is the largest asteroid discovered so far by Explorer.
"Name this Ice God 12941 asteroid Zhuyin Star." Ma Wu entered the name into the asteroid database system. Discoverers of large asteroids have the right to name it.
"The god of Zhongshan is called Zhuyin. Captain Ma has also read the Classic of Mountains and Seas?" Zhang Handong asked with a smile.
"I read it occasionally," Ma Wu replied with a smile.
"Are you going to collect mineral supplies from this asteroid?" Zhang Handong asked while looking at the holographic star map.
Ma Wu nodded, "The warship's reserves are close to the first warning line, and we just have a day's rest here."
The exploration satellite was still orbiting Zhuyin Star for exploration and mapping. After completing the detailed exploration and mapping, Ma Wu immediately ordered...