The three of them came to the planetarium. Gu Zhuo discovered that the starry sky blue walls and the flickering gold powder they saw in the morning turned into little by little stars at night. When they walked in at night, if they didn't turn on the lights, or if they didn't
Turn on the strong light and it's like walking in the universe. This design is really amazing.
Feng Hongxi had someone turn on the power supply for the radio telescope. The moment the power was turned on, the entire art museum made a low-current sound of "buzzing".
"Thanks."
Chao Ying spoke to Feng Hongxi, and then began to fiddle with the console in front of the radio telescope.
Those things were all learned by her this afternoon.
Feng Hongxi wanted to stay here and see what Chaoying wanted to do. Chaoying didn't care that he was there, and Gu Zhuo didn't say much. The two men stood aside and watched Chaoying operate together.
The operation of Chaoying is actually very mechanical and repetitive actions. Press the console, adjust parameters, and observe some ripple images from the radio telescope.
If you stare at it for a long time, it may even be a bit boring and make you sleepy.
"Gu Zhuo, Chaoying is such a genius. She seems to be very skilled and has clear goals. I have only seen this kind of decisiveness in those academicians."
Feng Hongxi couldn't understand Chaoying's operation, so he could only come to talk to Gu Zhuo.
"Yes, she is a genius."
When Gu Zhuo answered, there was an obvious sense of pride.
"But I still don't understand what she is doing by observing the starry sky. Is there something hidden behind the starry sky?"
Feng Hongxi was no longer lying, he was really curious about Chao Ying's behavior.
Gu Zhuo glanced at him. He didn't know the answer to the question either:
"Maybe the universe is watching everything we are experiencing now."
He said this inexplicable sentence, and he himself did not know what it meant.
Hearing this, Feng Hongxi smiled bitterly. One was a riddler, and the other was doing riddles. As a bystander, he was much more confused than the authorities. Helpless, he had no choice but to turn his attention to Chaoying again.
At this time, Chaoying completely ignored the doubtful expressions of the two people. She was adjusting the signal index emitted by the radio telescope.
Although the radio telescope Feng Hongxi bought is large enough, it still cannot be compared with the fast radio telescope used by the National Astronomical Institution. The diameter of that telescope reaches 500 meters, making it the largest single telescope in the world.
Body radio telescope.
Radio telescopes rely on collecting electrical signals for analysis, so generally the larger the paraboloid, the better.
Fortunately, Chaoying had a clear goal in mind. She only needed a verification. Otherwise, Feng Hongxi's radio telescope would definitely not be enough for her.
She shoots different electrical signals in countless bands and in countless different directions, waiting for a response among these possible bands.
This used to be a way for scientists to search for aliens, constantly transmitting various signals to all directions in the universe. As long as a civilization receives it in one direction, it can look for this electrical signal and respond to humans.
But what Chaoying is looking for is not an alien life form, what she is looking for is a star.
An extremely special star that has never been discovered by humans and cannot be derived by any formula.
But Chaoying calculated that star using the formula given to her by a mathematician. If that star could really be observed, then it would be able to prove something.
Unfortunately, although the trajectory and range of the star have been calculated, it is still very difficult to perfectly transmit the electrical signal to that direction and get feedback.
There is a lot of interference, whether it is interference from other stars or false signals from some quasars. In short, if you are unlucky today, it may take you a whole night to view the shadow and you may not even be able to capture the star.
There are signs of existence.
We can only hope for miracles or fate.
Many times, scientific discoveries come from coincidences, as if God said that people should discover this law, or discover this fact, and then people can discover it.
Chaoying hopes that if there is really something behind the scenes, the guy behind the scenes can grant her this miracle.
...
The first half of the night passed quickly. Feng Hongxi was so bored waiting that he even lay down on the bench used for sitting in the planetarium and fell asleep directly.
Gu Zhuo didn't sleep. He watched Chao Ying stay in front of the radio telescope, constantly operating and busy, and his expression gradually became serious.
He couldn't do anything to help Chaoying, but at least, he could always be by her side.
Gu Zhuo raised his head again, saw the vast starry sky above his head, and felt faint without realizing it.
This is not sleepiness, nor any other emotion, it is just a strange feeling, as if snowflakes suddenly appear on the TV screen. After you have been staring at the snowflakes for a long time, you will suddenly feel unreal in your mind.
.
It seems that I don’t exist, the whole world doesn’t exist, and everything is fake.
Just as the strong sense of illusion in his heart was getting stronger and stronger, Chaoying suddenly shouted:
"found it!"
Feng Hongxi was sleeping soundly and did not hear this sound, but Gu Zhuo heard it clearly.
He jumped up from the chair and trotted to Chaoying's side.
As soon as she came to Chao Ying, she jumped up, hugged Gu Zhuo, then hung on him and jumped a few times with joy:
"I found it, that star, I found it!"
Then, she let go of Gu Zhuo and kissed him on the face.
Gu Zhuo touched the area on his face that she had just kissed, smiled fondly, and then asked:
"What did you find that made you so excited?"
Chao Ying pointed at the computer screen. Gu Zhuo looked over with her fingertips and saw a ripple frequency on it. Its ups and downs were very irregular, just like the trajectory of an ant casually walking on the computer.
"This is an unprocessed signal, an image! It is the instruction He gave us!"
Chaoying said that Gu Zhuo couldn't understand either.
But he seems to have heard that only signals that beat regularly and strictly follow cycles can be regarded as distinctive signals and be paid attention to and studied.
Just like the discovery of a pulsar in 1974, it originated from a magical periodic signal.
But the signal in front of me has no rules at all. What does it mean?
Chaoying could see Gu Zhuo's doubts. She operated in front of the instrument and adjusted some parameters and instructions, as well as the frequency emission display.
Then, she explained to Gu Zhuo:
"These are fast radio bursts, which come from outside the Milky Way. They are short-lived radio bursts that generally only last a few millimeters. But the energy they cause is very intense. A burst of one millisecond is equivalent to the energy released by our sun for centuries.
The sum of energy!
"No one has been able to decipher these fast radio bursts before. Scientists believe that it may come from a neutron star, or it may be something else. At least, if aliens use such fast radio bursts to spread information, it is really
It’s a waste of natural resources and overuse of materials.”
Gu Zhuo seemed to understand, but he could tell that this was a very cool thing. He couldn't wait to ask:
"Then what is this thing? If you observed it, you must know what this signal is, right?"
"It's a star."
Chaoying answered Gu Zhuo.
"A star?"
Gu Zhuo was a little confused, and then remembered the story Chao Ying told about the Sumerian civilization, and he asked:
"Is what you found the planet Nibiru? The alien home planet in the mythology of Sumerian civilization?"
"You can say yes, you can say no.
Chaoying paused, and the excitement just now calmed down somewhat.
"Because Nibiru has been destroyed long ago, what we observed is a very special star, a star that is being born, destroyed, and growing at the same time.