In the empty space, a spaceship moves forward alone. Only the occasional flash of tail flames could indicate that the spacecraft was still alive.
Coldness and darkness are the characteristics of the universe, and emptiness and loneliness are also characteristics of the universe.
"The new asteroid calculation method has been updated. At least three points of information collection and calculation method are used. If time permits, information can be collected continuously. Simulation functions are used to make calculations. The error is about one ten thousandth; the main source of error is the space itself The distortion of light caused by non-smoothing is still unavoidable with current technology.
We can only use a lot of repeated calculations and checks to calculate a more accurate asteroid route. ”
After the last asteroid test error message occurred, everyone had a false alarm; but then, the calculation method began to be changed. After several days of struggle, the new calculation method was finally determined. However, the distortion of light caused by the unevenness of the space itself, and the resulting errors, are still unavoidable.
To solve this problem, a large number of measurements, data collection and accumulation must be carried out, and then after scientific analysis, the probability can be calculated, so that targeted compensation calculations for distorted light can be carried out.
In fact, the best way is to calculate the distortion of space itself; but humans currently do not have any instruments that can directly observe the space itself; this results in inevitable calculation errors. Moreover, an error of one ten thousandth in space is a very scary statistic.
"An error of one ten thousandth? It's too big!" Liu Haibo was a little helpless. Humanity's exploration of space is still just beginning. There are too many technologies that are not available, and even more technologies are not up to standard!
"But this is the most accurate thing that can be done at this stage!" Faced with Captain Liu's dissatisfaction, the scientist felt a little uncomfortable.
"Use small rail guns and reflected lasers to attack asteroids and calculate data! Use lasers to track projectiles along the way and trace the trajectory!" Liu Haibo immediately ordered.
This is a brilliant idea, but also a terrible approach. Liu Haibo would never know because his order was later deliberately labeled as Liu's detection method. This is a detection method with an extremely wide range of applications, not necessarily rail guns, but even bullets; as long as there is a laser that can feed back the corresponding information.
But it's also a bad order. Railguns are no joke. In fact, the smaller the projectile, the faster it goes!
Later, this order was regarded as a mixed blessing: although it was simple and practical, random firing caused certain bad effects.
But for now, it's a great idea. By continuously firing projectiles of a few millimeters in size, the trajectory is calculated through laser tracking, and the accuracy is verified by impacting an asteroid.
As the saying goes, fish are born in water but do not know water; when a huge spaceship flies in space, everything about it is in a state of motion, and it is impossible to detect changes in the universe. However, it can detect the movement and control of other substances in known complete states in space.
This was the later famous Liu's detection method!
"What a great idea!" Mr. Zhang Jianye, a great physicist only in a spaceship, looked surprised.
Through slight acceleration, under the acceleration of the rail gun with a length of more than 40 meters, a round and easily reflective projectile with a diameter of only four millimeters flew out of the spaceship with an absolute speed of more than 1,500 kilometers per second and aimed at the distance. An asteroid about three meters in size is located on a scanning mirror. It’s just that this asteroid is a full 5 million kilometers away.
The spacecraft continued to move forward, and the laser beam of the scanning cat continued to lightly illuminate the projectile, and the data was returned, forming a three-dimensional forward path in the computer.
"Look!" someone exclaimed.
I saw that the projectile trajectory in the computer was obviously skewed when the length of one million kilometers was reduced to the size of the screen! There’s nothing patterned about this trajectory, at least right now. There are fluctuations in every direction, up and down, front and back, more like a bumper ball moving irregularly. Even the information reflected back from the laser in some places shows that the size of the projectile (external optical size) is also changing. This change is very subtle, extremely subtle; it is obviously caused by spatial changes.
"Captain Liu is amazing! We can see that another great thinker was born!" Zhang Jianye said jokingly.
"Don't be distracted yet. One or two tests cannot calculate the distortion of space. It still depends on whether it can hit the asteroid in the end." Liu Haibo remained calm. In a company of experts, don’t be arrogant, because there are always too many geniuses and genius-like ideas emerging.
"No, I think Captain Liu's idea is more important than hitting an asteroid. I propose to use a superstring communication device to report this great discovery to the headquarters. I calculated it, and after condensation, it is only about 300 words, about It is enough to consume 100,000 degrees of energy.”
"Agree! Let the bastards on the ground see that we are not here for space tourism, but for real scientific investigation and exploration!"
"Yes, Captain Liu. Your method has solved many people's headaches! We don't know if others have thought of it; but I think it is best to send it back as soon as possible and let the company be responsible for publicity. This great discovery will be Firmly in your own hands
I think such a simple and effective method can be used for at least thousands or even tens of thousands of years.
Just like the original navigation sextant, the core of the mechanical device used for positioning on our spacecraft is still the sextant. The only difference is that it is more precise. ”
"Okay, we will send it to the headquarters immediately!" Liu Haibo's face was a little red, excited and happy, and of course there was something called shy.
A big boss actually invented a method that amazed scientists, and it will even be passed down for millions of years in the future.
It is actually very simple to activate the superstring communication device. In order to have as much time as possible to send out the most critical signal, detailed arrangements have already been made. Just turn on the switch and you can send the message.
Phew... Everyone felt a faint ripple flash by, as if the entire spaceship was just like water, undulating slightly. But these fluctuations come and go quickly. Before anyone could react, they had already disappeared.
The Earth and Gaoshou Company headquarters, which are hundreds of millions of kilometers away, received the information from space in almost 5 seconds.
But it is said that in space, after the information is transmitted, detection still needs to continue.
Scientific research is rigorous, rigorous and even a bit cumbersome. For example, just measuring once is not enough at the moment, and because the spacecraft is moving at high speed, experiments need to be carried out continuously; after groups of data are collected and archived, perhaps this will be powerful data for ground research into space. In space, preliminary calculations are also being carried out; but due to the lack of a large number of scientists, more calculations are carried out around data archiving. Along the way, three unlucky asteroids were scanned and became living targets. This behavior continues until the spacecraft enters the asteroid belt in the true traditional sense.