Chapter 318 These are Blue Star’s eyes!
As a reborn person, Ning Chen is certain that gravitational waves really exist. However, Ning Chen is not 100% confident that the equipment they are researching can accurately receive the gravitational waves that exist in the universe. Gravitational waves.
With Ning Chen's calm character, he would naturally not venture into an unknown direction and squander scientific research funds casually.
After hearing Ning Chen’s explanation, Lu Minghao felt relieved.
"Understood, Mr. Ning. I need to look at some ideal construction locations in advance. As for when to build other equipment, this is something we will have to determine later."
"Yes, there is no need to rush these things. But I believe that after the first gravitational wave observation equipment is successfully built, we will definitely gain a lot of new things."
Although this is a It is mainly used to observe gravitational waves. But in fact, judging from the structure of this equipment, it is not only capable of receiving gravitational waves, but can also receive a variety of other electromagnetic wave signals that exist in the universe.
There are many contingency in the reception of gravitational waves, but as long as the ability of this instrument to receive other cosmic rays can be proven, the performance of this equipment can be roughly judged.
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In the following time, everyone continued to carry out their own work.
Lu Minghao quickly found a suitable location in the countryside near Shengzhou and discussed the use of the land.
This matter was originally not easy to handle, because land use inherently requires very complicated procedures, and the land is very large and cannot be used easily.
Even if the negotiation can be successfully concluded, it may take several years before it can actually be used.
But because of the special features of Ning Chen and Xingchen Technology, Lu Minghao gained a lot of convenience in handling this matter.
After learning that Xingchen Technology wanted to lease this land, it wanted to find the existence of gravitational waves. The local people in Shengzhou gave Xingchen Technology strong support and said they would do their best to help Xingchen. Technology provides help and gives Xingchen Technology the most favorable price for the use of land.
In less than a month, Xingchen Technology reached a land use cooperation agreement with Shengzhou, and Xingchen Technology immediately began the construction of gravitational wave detection equipment.
Ning Chen named this device "Black Hole Telescope". Of course, judging from the design drawings, this device has no direct relationship with the telescope. It was only named because of its function. With the word "telescope".
Coupled with the close relationship between gravitational waves and black holes, Ning Chen finally settled on such a name.
After the project officially started, this matter gradually attracted attention from the outside world.
“I heard that we have launched a new project in Shengzhou. This project is amazing. It is a project of Xingchen Technology. It covers an area of hundreds of thousands of square meters. It is to explore the existence of extraterrestrial civilization. ”
"If this project can be carried out smoothly, it can be said that it will exist as the eyes of Blue Star. We will receive a large number of signals existing in the universe, and the exploration of the universe will be raised to a new level."
" This is the first step for Xingchen Technology to truly expand its exploration goals to the stars. As Blue Star's top technology company, Xingchen Technology has not limited its pattern to commercial technology research. This is worthy of learning from other Blue Star technology companies. ”
Some of these people’s expectations for the black hole telescope even exceed Ning Chen’s original goal. Of course, in the future, such a thing is indeed possible.
With the start of the black hole telescope project, the prototype of the black hole telescope has gradually begun to appear.
On this day, Ning Chen took Song Xiyun and others to the construction site of the Shengzhou Black Hole Telescope, preparing to conduct an on-site inspection and understand the construction progress of the black hole telescope.
After learning that he had received great attention from the outside world, Ning Chen's travel was not as easy as before. He had to apply through the school first, and only when sufficient safety was ensured could he obtain travel approval.
In order to ensure Ning Chen's safety, the school set up many measures to protect Ning Chen, including keeping Ning Chen's itinerary strictly confidential, secretly setting up security personnel, etc.
Ning Chen himself also turned on Xiaozhi's security protection status in real time as the last line of defense to protect his own safety.
Although this location also belongs to Shengzhou City, it is still relatively far from the center of Shengzhou. Ning Chen and others took more than an hour's drive to reach this location.
However, when Ning Chen arrived here, he was quite satisfied with the progress of the black hole telescope.
"That's right... After just a few days, our black hole telescope has already begun to take shape. At this construction speed, we may be able to complete it much earlier than scheduled."
Listen When it came to Ning Chen, Lu Minghao also nodded and said:
"Yes, Mr. Ning, our actual construction speed is indeed much faster than expected. Shengzhou local area has provided us with a lot of construction materials The convenient conditions allow us to carry out our project with confidence.”
Originally, this place was just an uninhabited location, but in order to help Xingchen Technology complete the construction of the black hole telescope, the Shengzhou local government arranged many projects nearby. New facilities have gradually developed the place.
Ning Chen is also very grateful for the help provided by the local people in Shengzhou. Of course, Ning Chen also knows that they deserve such help.
Ning Chen, Song Xiyun and others walked around the edge of the black hole telescope, admiring the current prototype of the black hole telescope.
In this project, the Shengzhou University mathematics group, including Song Xiyun, also undertook part of the scientific research work.
Looking at the black hole telescope that was still under construction, Song Xiyun seemed to suddenly think of something, and asked Song Xiyun:
"Ning Chen, you said... wait until the construction of this black hole telescope is completed. Is it really possible for us to find traces of alien existence in the future?”
Hearing Song Xiyun’s words, Ning Chen couldn’t help but smile and replied:
"Aren't these some rumors on the Internet? Why, do you even believe it, Mr. Song?"
"Yes, but these rumors cannot be said to be completely unfounded. Although our black hole telescope is mainly The purpose is to detect the existence of gravitational waves, but also to detect a variety of other cosmic rays, with a sensitivity and accuracy that exceeds any previous detection equipment in the world
If there is anything in the universe. We must be the first to discover the signal of the existence of alien civilization.”
Song Xiyun’s words do make sense, but Ning Chen is not yet ready for this.
“To be honest, I don’t think we will really be able to find some evidence of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations soon. In the vast universe, I believe that Blue Star is not the only place where life was born, or even It is not the only place where civilization has been born. But even if they have given birth to civilization, their level of civilization may not be comparable to our Blue Star civilization. "There are too many accidental reasons for the birth of Blue Star civilization. , the probability is very small. Only if the sample is large enough can such a random phenomenon occur.
Ning Chen felt that if there really was a civilization more advanced than Blue Star Civilization in the universe, maybe they would have noticed the existence of Blue Star Civilization long ago, and Blue Star Civilization would also suffer from this. blow.
Ning Chen believes in the objectivity of the "Dark Forest" laws. No civilization will take lightly any alien civilization that may threaten itself.
Song Xiyun did not agree with Ning Chen’s point of view. She shook her head and said:
“I think the possibility of the existence of alien civilization is very high. We still have to improve quickly. own civilization level, so as not to face the threat of alien civilization in the future, then we will have no choice but to be at the mercy of others.”
"This is a very realistic thing. Even if there are no extraterrestrial civilizations, we still have too much unknown about the universe. If we cannot quickly improve our technological level, don't say that extraterrestrial civilizations will actually visit one day. An asteroid attacks Blue Star, and we are not equipped to deal with this danger.”
Although such an event is extremely unlikely, in the long run, it is an almost impossible event. It's bound to happen.
An asteroid tens of millions of years ago caused the dinosaurs to completely disappear from the planet. If the same thing happened again, even if humans would not become extinct because of this, it would be hard to avoid it. And it hurts your vitality greatly.
In fact, Ning Chen was still thinking about another question, which was the true origin of his system.
As a materialist, Ning Chen would definitely not think that this is something that cannot be explained by science.
However, the system's capabilities far exceeded Blue Star's current technological level, which made it difficult for Ning Chen to give an accurate answer to the origin of the system.
If Ning Chen had to explain it through science, he could only attribute the system to a product from the future like in Doraemon.
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As the construction work of the black hole telescope proceeds smoothly, finally, with the joint efforts of everyone, this huge black hole telescope was successfully completed within the planned time. .
During this period, Ning Chen came to the site many times to learn about the construction of the black hole telescope, and used Xiaozhi's information sensing function to explore the internal structure of the black hole telescope.
What makes Ning Chen satisfied is that the actual construction of the black hole telescope is very consistent with Ning Chen's design drawings.
"Manager Lu, we are ready to start the trial operation of the black hole telescope. The trial operation of the black hole telescope is also its testing work. If its performance is excellent enough, we can continue to consider other projects. A new black hole telescope will be built at the location.”
Ning Chen naturally has no hope that through this black hole telescope, he can successfully discover the gravitational waves existing in the universe.
The emergence of gravitational waves requires many accidental conditions. Ning Chen is not sure whether gravitational waves really exist near Shengzhou, let alone whether they can be detected.
But even if gravitational waves cannot be detected immediately, the black hole telescope will definitely search for enough valuable information. Ning Chen will not regret investing such a large amount of money in this project.
"Okay, Mr. Ning, then we will start the trial operation of the black hole telescope according to the scheduled plan."
At eight o'clock the next morning, the black hole telescope was turned on on time and began to observe various objects in the universe. signals are being received.
In order to complete the analysis of various cosmic signals, Ning Chen naturally cannot just use Xiaozhi as an artificial intelligence, but needs to set up a new working team for the black hole telescope.
Some of the staff in this team only need to work at the headquarters and other branches of Xingchen Technology, but some need to be stationed near the black hole telescope. In comparison, their working environment is far worse. Quite a few.
Fortunately, Ning Chen gave them enough salary subsidies so that they can work here willingly.
When the black hole telescope was turned on, Ning Chen also carefully observed the various signals received by the black hole telescope and conducted related analysis work.
Gravitational waves are naturally not easy to discover, but looking at these cosmic signals, Ning Chen felt quite happy.
"Yes... the signal receiving capability of the black hole telescope is indeed powerful enough. Basically, all signals that can reach here can be received by the black hole telescope."
In these signals Most of them are signals created by humans, including mobile phone network signals, aircraft signals, WIFI signals, etc.
These signals had no effect on Ning Chen’s research, so they were directly blocked through intelligent algorithms.
In addition to these signals produced by humans, the remaining signals are all kinds of rays that exist in the universe.
Ning Chen and others are working hard to study these signals, trying to analyze some new important information.
On the other hand, with the official completion of the black hole telescope, people's attention to the black hole telescope is also rising.
Many people come from all over the country to see the black hole telescope.
Due to the special value of the black hole telescope, outsiders are not allowed to approach the area near the black hole telescope.
But on the outside of the closed area, the heroic appearance of the black hole telescope can also be observed.
“I really didn’t expect that the black hole telescope could be of such a large scale. It’s not an exaggeration to call it the eye of a blue star.”
“Such a huge project , to be able to complete it in such a short period of time, our Xia country is really worthy of being the infrastructure madman of Blue Star."
"This is really another miracle on Blue Star. We know what information this black hole telescope can discover in the universe.”
After a stage of signal reception and analysis, Ning Chen has made some new discoveries.
(End of this chapter)