Chapter 425 This makes me feel very insecure
Chapter 425 This makes me feel very insecure
”How about this, let’s put aside my assumptions and just assume that the data they published is true…”
”It can’t be true!” Professor Ye interrupted Kang Chi directly, “Then there is definitely something wrong with the data.”
This…
Kang Chi finally knew why Li Xinqiang was so anxious just now.
Isn’t this too strong? Kang Chi originally wanted to find a professional astrophysicist to deduce and calculate his conjecture, but he couldn’t even accept the basic assumptions, how could he deduce it?
Kang Chi had no choice but to turn his head and wink at Li Xinqiang: “Since Professor Ye thinks there is nothing to discuss about this issue, why don’t we leave it at that today and continue the conversation another day?”
”Another day?”
After hearing this, Ye Hualiang knew that this was a way to get rid of him, and he couldn’t help but say excitedly: “You called me all the way here, how can you leave before you have finished talking?”
”But you won’t let me speak?”
Ye Hualiang snorted coldly and didn’t say anything. Seeing this, Kang Chi said to himself: “Then I will continue.”
He picked up a pen and drew a curve on the whiteboard: “This is Lucy’s flight trajectory. Through this trajectory, we It can be roughly inferred that the center of gravity it receives should be near here. This is the place where Lucy completely lost contact. Assuming this place is where it crashed, the diameter of this asteroid is 32.5KM. ”
”Impossible.” Ye Hualiang couldn’t help but interrupt again, “An asteroid with a diameter of 32.5km and a clear position, it is impossible for the telescope to not find anything.”
”This is only the highest diameter. Lucy may have flown to the back of it at this time, so the signal was blocked. The actual crash site may be lower, which also means that the diameter of this celestial body is lower…”
”I know you want to say it’s impossible again, because If Lucy’s flight path is true, the calculated gravity has determined that its mass is about 5.67×10kg. No celestial body in the solar system can reach such a high density…”
Kang Chi took the initiative to say what Ye Hualiang said, leaving him speechless and blushing…
”It is indeed impossible for such a celestial body to be born in the environment of the solar system, but what if it is a meteorite flying from outside the solar system? Or was it placed there by an alien civilization? It is also possible that this asteroid is an invisible planet, with a black body and a low refractive index. There are elements on it that can absorb electromagnetic waves. Such a planet is not likely to be born even if it is a near-Earth asteroid. It is very difficult to observe, not to mention that it is in the orbit of Jupiter…”
”Well, I think you are getting more and more fantastic.” Ye Hualiang waved his hand impatiently, “Anyway, I am firmly opposed to exploring the way for unreliable guys like NASA.”
”Not exploring the way for NASA, but for ourselves.” Kang Chi shook his head, “I don’t know if you have noticed that the closest to this mysterious celestial body is an asteroid numbered 46978 outside 0.7AU, and if the vacuum area near it is marked on the map, it is a shape like this…”
Looking at the strip-shaped figure in the picture, Ye Hualiang’s expression finally wavered a little.
“You mean… it’s actually a dwarf planet clearing its orbit?”
”If it really has a mass of about 5.67×10kg, this is entirely possible.” Kang Chi said in a deep voice, “This abnormal strip of vacuum is proof that it has probably been quietly clearing its orbit, but we haven’t noticed it. But as more and more asteroids are captured by it and its size grows, the elements on its surface will get closer and closer to the asteroids in the solar system, and we will find it sooner or later.”
”The question we urgently need to figure out now is, what is its orbit? What is Tao? How long did it take to clean up this strip of vacuum? If this time is very short and it is allowed to continue to develop, will it have any impact on the Sun-Jupiter Lagrange L4 region, Jupiter, Mars, and even the entire solar system? ”
After pondering for a moment, Ye Hualiang couldn’t help asking: “Even if your assumptions are true, there are so many dwarf planets that can clean up their own orbits, why do we have to pay attention to it?”
”Because this kind of thing that doesn’t look like the solar system is too weird, it makes me feel insecure, and shouldn’t we who are engaged in scientific research maintain a curiosity?””…” Ye Hualiang couldn’t help but admit that he was indeed a little moved by Kang Chi’s words.
He suddenly remembered what Academician Wang once said to him when he was studying for a master’s degree under Academician Wang: We can’t always immerse ourselves in past experiences. Even if there is only a one in a billion chance, we should not give up easily…
What if there is no problem with the NSAS announcement? That would be a major discovery that could subvert physics! At this time, Li Xinqiang, who had been listening to the two people’s argument, finally couldn’t help asking Kang Chi: “So what do you want to do?”
”Send the probe as soon as possible. Of course, it would be best if there is a ready-made one.”
After Li Xinqiang pondered for a moment, he looked at Ye Hualiang: “Coincidentally, our Professor Ye happens to be the orbit designer of Tianwen-2…”
”Tianwen-2?”
”Well, it should be approaching 2016HO3 now. If we give up the exploration plan for 2016HO3, it may be possible to modify the orbit to reach that place… But this requires Professor Ye to calculate carefully before we know.”
Ye Hualiang couldn’t help but show a bit of hesitation on his face.
On one hand, there is a comprehensive exploration plan that has been planned for several years, and on the other hand, there may be amazing gains, but the greater possibility is that there will be nothing…
”I can’t make the decision on this matter.” Ye Hualiang quickly figured it out. It seems that it is not his turn to worry about this matter. “Old Zhang is the chief engineer of Tianwen-2. We need his consent and then apply for it. It will count only if he is approved.”
”I can communicate with Chief Engineer Zhang, and the higher-ups will definitely listen to Academician Kang’s suggestions, so you can calculate the orbit first and see if it succeeds.”
”That’s easy to say…”
Although Ye Hualiang said this, he had already started calculating in his heart. After he finished speaking, he said goodbye and left directly, as if staying here for a moment longer would be a waste of time.
Looking at Professor Ye’s back, Kang Chi couldn’t help but smile and muttered: “The body is still very honest…”
”…”
Compared with the lunar exploration project, which has always been very popular, China’s deep space exploration project has not received much attention from the outside world, but in fact, China’s investment and attention to deep space exploration projects are no less than those of the lunar exploration project. At the same time, the technical difficulty of deep space exploration and the current achievements are no less than those of the lunar exploration project.
The main target of this project before was Mars. As early as 2011, China cooperated with Russia to launch the “Forbes-Soil” and “Firefly No. 1” Mars probes, but they ended up because of the failure of the orbit change.
The failure of the Mars exploration plan was a big blow to both countries.
It was not until 2016 that China officially approved and restarted the Mars exploration mission, and this time it was done alone.
Finally, in July 2020, the Long March 5 Y4 carrier rocket successfully launched Tianwen-1. After a long journey of ten months, the Tianwen-1 lander finally landed successfully in the southern part of the Utopia Plain on Mars, marking the complete success of China’s first Mars exploration mission and becoming the third country in the world to successfully land on Mars.
The success of Tianwen-1 greatly encouraged China’s enthusiasm for deep space exploration. Just one year later, the Tianwen-2 project was successfully approved.
The target this time is the 2016HO3 near-Earth asteroid located between Mars and the Earth. It is planned to collect some local specialties from 2016HO3 and bring them back to Earth, and then continue to a newly discovered main-belt comet for exploration.
However, Lucy’s matter, coupled with Kang Chi’s lobbying, suddenly caused a huge change in the exploration mission of Tianwen-2…
(End of this chapter)