Seeing the excited scientists, even Liu Haibo became curious. Isn't it just a meteorite? Why am I so happy! You know, there really aren’t too many meteorites in space. As long as you use the right method, there are plenty of them in space.
"Ha, Captain Liu, have you heard of Star Jelly?"
"Of course, over the years, star jelly has always appeared somewhere, and it is said that it is always accompanied by meteorites."
"Yes, so we in the scientific community have an idea to directly dissect meteorites in space. You know, the meteorites that fell to the ground have actually completely lost their original appearance after being burned by the high temperature of the atmosphere, impacted, etc. .
Although there is no conclusion yet, all scientists believe that star jelly material is not a product of the earth. But what Star Jelly is has never been determined. This is a substance that modern science still cannot explain. "Gong Chuanwei explained seriously. Gong Chuanwei is an expert on microorganisms and viruses this time, a top expert who has truly passed the rigorous testing of the master company. (Star jelly seems to be a fungus on the earth - scientists say . )
"So you are going to dissect this meteorite and look for clues?"
"Yes, although there is little hope, we are not willing to give up hope." Gong Chuanwei said seriously.
Space is really so empty that apart from general scanning, there is nothing for everyone to do for a while. Of course, we have only been in space for a few days, and the excitement has not completely subsided. No one has gone to find those female employees yet. In any case, if you can pass the selection of a master company, you will not be a mediocre person.
But after all, it was still a bit boring, so everyone had nothing to do. Except for the person responsible for driving the spacecraft, everyone else ran into space, hung on ropes, and watched these scientists dissect asteroids. This is really an interesting thing. Even the female employees ran out.
There are a lot of ice cubes on the asteroid. After being burned and heated by focused sunlight in a sealed cabin, these ice cubes will be collected and become a supplement to water resources in space. You know, many of the engines used by Gaoshou Company use water as the working medium, which consumes a lot of money in space. There is also normal domestic water. Although recycled water can solve this crisis, the taste of recycled water is really bad, especially making people feel disgusting. And if there is such an external water source, it will help improve the lives of everyone. The circulating water can be purified and used as the working medium of the engine. At least it's a lot easier to accept psychologically. In fact, there is too much frozen water in space.
In this regard, the busiest ones are these female employees. Women are born to love cleanliness (if there are some who don’t love cleanliness, just treat it as a special case⊙﹏⊙b).
Pieces of broken ice were knocked off, and after careful inspection, nothing was found except that there was a lot of dust in the ice. If you think about it, you can understand that there is not really nothing in space. There are too many small dust particles that your eyes cannot see. This is the remnant of the formation of the solar system. And, definitely a lot. But most of them are small, and there are only a few big ones.
Although asteroids with an average diameter of about eight meters are relatively large, they decompose very quickly using scientific methods. All the ice cubes were collected, and except for a few typical places where fragments of gravel were left for preservation, the rest were discarded and thrown into space. Of course, in order to prevent meteorites from flying around in space, they are not thrown away randomly, but calculated and thrown at the gravitational fields of various major planets, mainly the gravitational fields of Mars and Venus.
Soon, in less than half a day, with the help of a powerful mechanical arm, only the last core of the asteroid was left. In fact, this so-called core is just a mass of frozen rocks, and there is nothing else.
Although nothing was found, the scientists still remained enthusiastic and began to examine the preserved records one by one. In fact, the items examined went far beyond the so-called star jelly. The composition of the material in the meteorite, whether it contains organic matter, whether the organic matter is simple or complex, how it is different from the organic matter on the earth, whether it contains microorganisms or the remains of microorganisms, etc., all need to be examined. Even through analytical instruments, the time when the solar system was formed, the temperature at the time of formation, etc. can be calculated by analyzing their atomic decay.
This is a series of complex topics, but these scientists are so excited that they can't take a break and devote themselves to the analysis of all the records.
There is nothing going on on the spacecraft now, except for occasionally monitoring the safety situation, including asteroids, solar wind, and cosmic rays, and analyzing the archives of various asteroids. Space is full of organic molecules, and young scientists who have just begun to study space are dancing with excitement. Everyone will shout happily when they find something interesting. This is a brand new field for Gaoshou Company and its employees.
A few days later, an even bigger event attracted everyone's excitement - the spacecraft was about to cross the orbit of Mars and enter the asteroid belt!
"Everyone returns to their seats! Listen, everyone returns to their seats!" Liu Haibo's voice was loud. "Except for the operators on site, everyone is fixed in their seats. This is the first time that humans have entered a world other than Mars. Who can Don't know what will happen.
There is evidence that after humans exceed the range of Mars, the human brain will be confused for a period of time due to the attenuation of the influence of the sun's magnetic field. This time is like the weightlessness when we step out of the earth and into space. It's just that now the ability to think has been lost, and it may even lead to confusion.
There was no way to test this issue before; so now we have to test it ourselves.
In order to prevent accidents, everyone is asked to tie themselves to the bed and not move around.
The spacecraft is set up: if operated by five people for five seconds, it will switch to automatic safety mode, which means it will gradually decelerate to a stationary mode.
The countdown begins now: 59 minutes and 11 seconds..."
The sound of electronic countdown began to sound from every corner.
The huge spaceship is advancing very fast in space. At this time, it is too late to brake.
There was a clear space all around. Liu Haibo strictly monitored everything around him and asked everyone to use their skills to protect themselves.
According to some existing theories on earth. Compare the solar system to the Earth-Moon system.
The position of Mars is equivalent to the outermost "atmosphere" of the sun's gravity and magnetic field. The basis is that this is the edge of the habitable zone in space. The basis for dividing the habitable zone of space is many and complex, and various scientific systems are not unified. But there's one thing everyone agrees on: plenty of light and stable liquid water.
However, there are still several schools of thought that the habitable zone is like the earth's atmosphere; and of course, after exceeding the habitable zone, the sun's gravity, magnetic field, etc. can begin to decay on a large scale. At this time, humans will experience it again Another type of "weightlessness" is the loss of basic neurological thinking abilities. At this time, the mind will be blank.
However, humans are not really fragile, but are very adaptable creatures; so after the initial changes, they should be able to adapt to this environment quickly. But this requires a process. Maybe a few minutes, maybe a few decades.
"Countdown is 1 minute and 16 seconds... about to cross the orbit of Mars." The spacecraft passed quickly in space, with an instant speed of up to 980 kilometers per second...