The first thousand two hundred and eighty-four chapters are very lucky
When the spacecraft is very fast, it is impossible to investigate the planet, and it will even flash by next to the entire Proxima Centauri! Therefore, they must slow down to be captured by the gravity of Proxima Centauri and enter the galaxy to observe.
This process will also be long, and it will take about several months for them to slow down.
Adjust the attitude of the spacecraft, let the engine nozzle of the spacecraft move forward, and slow the spacecraft down. At the same time, the observation equipment equipped on the entire spacecraft, including high-power radars for exploring galaxies, are all activated to prepare to find planets in the galaxy.
After all, even if it is speculated that Proxima Centauri is a place where intelligent life is possible, it is just a speculation. It is too far apart. Now, it is most suitable to observe it from a close distance!
Proxima Centauri b was counted under observation data from the Overan and other observatories. The detection found that Proxima Centauri sometimes approaches the Earth at a speed of 5km/h, and sometimes stays away from the Earth at the same speed. Such a slight change is because it is caused by the gravity of other nearby planets. After calculation, the reason for this result may be that there is a planet with a mass of about 1.27 times the Earth.
"Chris, send a message to the Earth and tell the Earth that we have arrived near Proxima Centauri." Bella said to the correspondent: "We are very lucky that on the way to Mars to Jupiter, we accidentally discovered an interstellar passage that can be shuttled, and we arrived here."
Now, wormholes are still theoretical, and no astronomers have really discovered wormholes. They can be said to be the first spacecraft to shuttle through the wormholes.
"I understand." Chris operated the communication system, aimed at the position of the earth according to his current position, and then transmitted communication information at maximum power.
"Chris, why don't you use quantum communication?" Bella asked after Chris finished communicating. Just now, Chris used conventional radios and quantum communications could complete the largest communication tasks at a smaller power and save energy.
"The failure of the quantum communication system may have been caused when I just passed through that wormhole, and I need to fix it," Chris said.
Bella nodded.
The interstellar voyage is long. Even if you reach the vicinity of Proxima Centauri, it took another half a year before you finally arrived at Proxima Centauri b.
At this time, Proxima Centauri could see clearly that it was a huge red dwarf, at the end of a star. The star was huge in size, all red, and looked a bit hideous.
"Our astronomers did a good job. Sure enough, there is a planet here. Now, we need to adjust our orbits to enter the orbit of Proxima Centauri." Bella said: "This planet is larger than our earth's mass, so its gravity will be very strong. Please note that we are about to enter the orbit of the second planet."
The gravity of the earth is greater, which means that if you want to get rid of it, you will consume more energy. If you consume too much energy, you may not have enough energy to return!
However, the only advantage is that there are still quite a lot of supplies left on our side. It was originally planned to carry a long voyage for decades, but now it has only taken less than two years to arrive here!
Enter the orbit of Proxima Centauri!
"Of course, there are benefits. Now we can finally confirm that there are definitely no aliens here! Or, even if there are, they are all characters like bugs." Another person said.
There are no aliens! If there are indeed such powerful aliens as legendary, they will be intercepted by the other party when they approach the Proxima galaxy! And now, they have been flying to the orbit of Proxima B, but they have not seen it! This only shows that there are no alien civilizations here. Even if they can evolve, they will be just like insects at most!
"This planet also has atmosphere." Now, as they approached, they finally saw it more and more clearly. This is a planet with atmosphere, and the surface looks white!
"The white surface may be condensed water. Liquid water may appear near the central equator, but this planet should look colder than on Earth."
Although it is close to the red dwarf and is far closer to the sun than the Earth, Proxima Centauri is a late-stage star after all, and provides too little energy.
The person who spoke was the biologist in the spacecraft, Fransva from France, and his eyes were also flashing: "It seems that we need to send someone down. I ask to be the first echelon to go down and observe."
This giant spacecraft is equipped with several small spacecraft, and this kind of detection mission can only be handed over to small spacecraft!
"Yes, we have to send a spaceship down to observe first." Bella said: "Franswa, Simonhof, you guys go down first and see what's on it and report it at any time."
"OK."
"Note, prepare to release Explorer 1, prepare to release Explorer 1." As Bella said, the entire spacecraft was busy.
Explorer 1 is installed on a central interface. It is absolutely impossible to fly out of the spacecraft like in a science fiction movie. This interface is somewhat similar to the Mir space station, and Explorer 1 is also very similar to the Dawn Goddess Aerospace Fighter, except that it has a nuclear fission engine, which can have enough specific impact and detach from the surface of the planet.
If it is a chemically fueled spacecraft, it will be too difficult to escape from Proxima Centauri. It will require a rocket as powerful as Proton.
Franswa and Simonhof floated into Explorer 1 and prepared for the flight.
On the Mir space station, there have been a lot of experiments on the long-term storage of spacecraft. Many spacecraft, lunar spacecraft, etc. are often parked on the Mir for the last year, and are subject to the impact of various cosmic radiation. In the end, they are still intact and can complete the function of a taxi.
Now, with the shell made of new elements, this kind of spacecraft has a higher safety factor.
"The system self-test is normal."
"The fuel pump is normal, ready to start the engine."
"start up."
"Boom!" At this moment, suddenly, a violent explosion sounded in the ears of both of them. A huge fireball instantly surrounded both of them!
Oh no, Explorer 1 exploded violently at the moment of launching!
Chapter completed!