In the vast void of the universe, the space battleship "Explorer" is constantly flying at warp speed. Each warp speed flight can span a distance of 10 light years.
The distance of 10 light-years is very far, and it would take ten years to travel at the speed of light, but this distance is only an insignificant distance in the boundless universe.
There is no need to look at the entire vast universe. Even for the entire Milky Way, a distance of 10 light years is still a very, very small point.
Every time the space battleship "Explorer" jumps 10 times in the void, that is, every time it advances 100 light-years, it will stop and conduct an inspection. At the same time, it can also have a certain amount of time to give the space battleship led by Cao Yadong a certain amount of time.
A team of cosmic astronomers observes a possible black hole ahead.
"Didi~"
All kinds of scientific detection instruments on the battleship are fully activated, constantly receiving information from the universe and stars.
"Haha, it is indeed a small black hole. Although the mass of this black hole is only four million times the mass of the sun, which is not comparable to the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, it is indeed a black hole."
Cao Yadong's mind is connected to the virtual world, and he has a huge star map in his mind. The core of the star map is the target of this exploration.
After consulting the crew of the "Explorer" and the joint requests of many scientists in the scientific community at the base camp, the base camp finally agreed that the "Explorer" should continue to explore areas that may be suspected of containing black holes.
At this time, the 'Explorer' space battleship has left the solar system a full 300 light years away. At this distance, the observed information is very detailed. He can now be 100% sure that 800 light years ahead
There is indeed a black hole in the void years away.
"Yes, this is indeed a black hole. It seems that our original inference was correct. There should be a lot of black holes in the entire galaxy. In addition to the massive black hole in the center of the galaxy, in the entire galaxy, there are like
There should still be some low-mass black holes.”
In the virtual world, Long Yuankong's figure flashed out. Thanks to quantum communication technology, the 'Explorer' can still contact the base camp anytime and anywhere, even if it is hundreds of light years away.
Because there may be black holes, the scientific community here at Base Camp is also paying close attention to it.
Astronomers have discovered many black holes in the void of the universe, and they can even observe some changes in black holes with the help of super-large space telescopes.
But no one thought that there would be a black hole in the void only 1,100 light-years away from the solar system. It can be regarded as the most significant discovery of this century.
1,100 light-years is not a distance that cannot be crossed by current Xinghan. With a warp engine that can fly at warp speed for 10 light-years at a time, the distance of 1,100 light-years is not too far, and it can even be said to be right next to him.
This discovery has excited the entire Xinghan scientists. Such a close black hole means that it will be extremely convenient for scientists to study black holes.
Suddenly, the attention of the entire scientific community was focused on the Explorer. Every information received was shared back to the base camp at the same time, and scientists at the base camp were also analyzing it at the same time.
Long Yuankong is a leading figure in the fields of Xinghan cosmic astronomy, space science, warp engines, and physics. Almost all of these subject areas involve black holes.
Needless to say, in the field of cosmic astronomy, the most favorite thing for astronomical scientists to study is black holes. The most special and extreme celestial objects in the universe are definitely the objects of their tireless research.
The same is true in the field of space science. According to research in fields related to space science, it is believed that because of its extremely huge mass, this black hole will exert huge pressure on space, distort it, fold space, etc.
The fields of warp drive and physics also have content related to black holes. Warp flight involves folding space. If we can gain an in-depth understanding by studying black holes, this will also be of great help to the development of warp drive technology.
His students seemed to have discovered the existence of black holes. Long Yuankong contacted Cao Yadong almost every day to check the latest data to infer whether what was in the void ahead was a black hole.
The latest data has come out, and as soon as scientists calculate it, they can instantly be 100% sure that there is indeed a black hole ahead, a low-mass black hole.
"Teacher~"
Cao Yadong said hello to his teacher.
"Observed from this side of the solar system, the black hole is a bright spot in a range of about 100 light-years. I have never noticed this before."
"Looking at it now, the calculated number of stars within a hundred light-years of this black hole is at least millions, which is simply incredible."
"The stars are so densely packed that it's as if all the surrounding stars are being hit together."
Cao Yadong enlarged the background image in the virtual world. The area where the black hole was located was completely dark, but in the area outside the black hole, it was bright and dazzling. Countless rays of light were constantly flashing. The stars here were too dense.
"Have you named this area?"
Long Yuankong nodded, then thought about it and asked.
"Not yet. Teacher, how about you help me think of a name."
Cao Yadong smiled and shook his head.
"Let's call it the Sea of Stars. The stars here are so dense that the light emitted by the stars is like the ocean. It's like a sea of faces."
Long Yuankong thought for a while and said.
"Xinghai~ The teacher is still amazing, and he is so good at picking names."
When Cao Yadong heard this, his eyes lit up and he couldn't help but compliment his teacher.
"Stop flattering, the stars here are so dense in the Star Sea, I guess there may be powerful civilizations here, so you'd better be careful. The closer you get to the Star Sea, the more dangers there are. You need to be more careful here.
cautious."
Long Yuankong smiled, and after thinking about it, he gave Cao Yadong some advice.
"I know that there will definitely be powerful civilizations on this side of the sea of stars, with such dense stars. The distance between these stars is very close. The distance between stars around the civilized solar system is several light years, several light years. The distance between this sea of stars
The distance between stars is measured in astronomical units."
"In such a prosperous place, I don't know how prosperous the civilized world will be."
Cao Yadong had a longing look on his face, wanting to see the prosperity of this sea of stars.
The 'Explorer' spacecraft continued to move towards the sea of stars, but the closer it got to the sea of stars, the more cautious the 'Explorer' became.
When the 'Explorer' was 600 light-years away from the solar system and only 500 light-years away from the sea of stars, the 'Explorer' began to slowly fly at warp speed, and began to continuously fly between star systems.
Slowly fly at warp speed, while observing the situation in these star systems, while continuing to explore the star sea.
"The density of stars is getting larger and larger. At a distance of five hundred light-years from the sea of stars, the density between stars is already ten times the density of stars around the solar system."
In the control center of the Explorer, Cao Yadong and Liao Yuan looked at the direction of the sea of stars. The originally dark starry sky had begun to change. The direction of the sea of stars in front of them was bright and dazzling, like a huge star.
Incomparable gems shine in the starry sky.
"Fortunately, the civilizations we have discovered so far have very low levels of civilization, and there are no powerful civilizations."
Liao Yuan nodded and said, the 'Explorer' is moving much slower, almost flying slowly between star systems. It has to stop before reaching a star system to explore the situation in this star system.
Ichiban.
"The distance between the stars here and the nearest stars is less than two light-years away. The stars in this sea of stars are probably close to each other. As long as they develop to level 2 cosmic civilization, these civilizations can
Expanded in the interstellar universe."
Cao Yadong thought for a while and said.
"So we have to be more careful and move on."
Liao Yuan nodded and ordered the space battleship Explorer to continue moving towards the sea of stars.
Time passed by, and a few months later, the 'Explorer' moved about 100 light-years toward the sea of stars, and was only 400 light-years away from the sea of stars.
On the outskirts of an unnamed planetary system, in the cold and dark void, accompanied by waves of space ripples, a space-time wormhole opened continuously, and a huge space battleship flew out of it.
This space battleship is naturally the 'Explorer'. As soon as it ended its warp flight, the 'Explorer' became extremely busy. Detectors were continuously spread out in all directions. At the same time, various advanced equipment on the battleship were
The detection instruments were also fully turned on and began to receive various signals from the void continuously.
"Didi~Didi~"
"Discovered a large number of electromagnetic wave signals~"
"Discovered a large number of electromagnetic wave signals~"
When the electromagnetic wave signal receiver on the battleship was turned on, a massive amount of electromagnetic signals surged in, which shocked the scientists on the ship.
There are a large number of electromagnetic wave signals, which means that there may be a fairly well-developed civilization in the planetary system in front of you. There are a large number of electromagnetic signals on the periphery of the planetary system. Basically, it is certain that this civilization should have developed to at least a level 2 cosmic civilization.
level, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to detect a large number of electromagnetic signals in the periphery.
"Everyone listens to the order and enters the highest alert state."
Liao Yuan, the captain of the "Explorer" space battleship, also ordered a warning as soon as possible for the sake of safety. Facing an unknown civilization, it is better to be cautious.