Chapter 1284 Very Lucky

When the spacecraft is moving very fast, it is impossible to inspect the planet, and it may even flash past the entire Proxima Centauri! Therefore, they must slow down so that they can be captured by the gravity of Proxima Centauri and enter the interior of the galaxy for observation.

This process will also be long, and they will probably need several months of slowing down before they can slow down.

The spacecraft's attitude was adjusted, and the engine nozzle was pointed forward to slow down the spacecraft. At the same time, all observation equipment on the spacecraft, including high-power radars for exploring galaxies, were started up to search for planets in the galaxy.

After all, even if we speculate on Earth that Proxima b is a place where intelligent life may exist, it is just speculation because it is too far away. Now, it is most appropriate to observe it up close!

Proxima b is calculated based on observation data from the European Southern Observatory and other observatories. It was found that Proxima sometimes approaches the Earth at a speed of 5 km/h, and sometimes moves away from the Earth at the same speed. Such a small change is caused by the gravitational pull of other nearby planets. After calculation, it is possible that the reason for this result is the existence of a planet with a mass of about 1.27 times that of the Earth.

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"Chris, send a message to Earth, tell Earth that we have arrived near Proxima Centauri." Bella said to the communicator: "We are very lucky. On the way from Mars to Jupiter, we accidentally discovered a channel for interstellar shuttle and arrived here."

Now, wormholes are still theoretical, and no astronomer has actually discovered a wormhole. Ours can be said to be the first spacecraft to pass through a wormhole.

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"Understood." Chris operated the communication system, aimed at the position of the earth according to his current position, and then transmitted the communication information at maximum power.

"Chris, why don't you use quantum communication?" Bella asked after Chris finished communicating. Chris had just used conventional radio when communicating, but quantum communication can complete the maximum communication task with less power and save energy.

"There's a malfunction in the quantum communication system, which may have been caused when we just passed through the wormhole. I need to fix it," said Chris.

Bella nodded.

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Interstellar travel is a long process. Even after reaching the vicinity of Proxima Centauri, it took another half a year to finally reach Proxima b.

At this time, Proxima Centauri can also be seen clearly. It is a huge red dwarf star in the late stage of its development. This star is huge in size and is completely red in color. It looks a bit hideous.

"Our astronomers have done a good job. As expected, there is a planet here. Now, we need to adjust our orbit and enter the orbit of Proxima b." Bella said, "This planet is more massive than our Earth, so its gravity will also be very strong. All members, please pay attention, we are about to enter the orbit of the second planet."

Being stronger than the Earth’s gravity, it means that if you want to escape it, you will consume more energy. If you consume too much energy, you may not have enough energy to return!

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However, the only good thing is that we still have a lot of supplies left. The supplies were originally planned to be carried over a long voyage of several decades, but now, they have arrived here in less than two years!

Entering orbit around Proxima b!

"Of course, there are also benefits. Now we can finally be sure that there are definitely no aliens here! Or, even if there are, they are all bug-like characters." said another person.

There are no aliens! If there really are such powerful aliens as the legend says, they would be intercepted when approaching the Proxima galaxy! And now, we have been flying to the orbit of Proxima b, but we haven't seen it! This can only mean that there is no alien civilization here. Even if they can evolve, they are just insects at most!

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"This planet also has an atmosphere." Now, as they got closer, they could finally see more and more clearly that this was a planet with an atmosphere, and its surface appeared white!

"That white surface may be condensed water. There may be liquid water near the equator in the center. However, this planet looks to be colder than Earth."

Although it is close to a red dwarf, much closer than the Earth is to the Sun, Proxima Centauri is, after all, a star in its final stages of development and provides too little energy.

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The speaker was the biologist from France, Francois, who was inside the spacecraft. His eyes also gleamed with light: "It seems that we need to send people down. I request to be the first team to go down and observe."

This giant spaceship carries several small spaceships. This kind of detection mission can only be carried out by small spaceships!

"Yes, we need to send a spaceship down to observe first." Bella said, "Francois, Simonhof, you go down first and see what's up there. Report at any time."

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"OK."

"Attention, prepare to release Explorer 1, prepare to release Explorer 1." As Bella spoke, everyone on the spacecraft became busy.

Explorer 1 is installed on a central docking port. It is absolutely impossible for it to fly out from the inside of the spacecraft like in science fiction movies. This docking port is somewhat similar to that of the Mir space station. Explorer 1 is also very similar to the Aurora space fighter, except that it is equipped with a nuclear fission engine that can have enough specific impulse to break away from the surface of the planet.

If it is a chemical fuel spacecraft, it would be too difficult to break away from Proxima b. It would require a powerful rocket like the Proton.

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Francois and Simonhof floated and climbed into Explorer 1 to make preparations for the flight.

On the Mir space station, a large number of experiments have been carried out on the long-term storage of spacecraft. Many aerospace planes, lunar spacecraft, etc., are often parked on Mir for years, subjected to the impact of various cosmic radiation. In the end, they are still intact and can fulfill the role of taxis.

Now, with a shell made of new elements, the safety factor of this type of spacecraft is even higher.

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"The system self-check is normal."

"Fuel pump OK, ready to start engine."

"start up."

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"Boom!" At this moment, suddenly, a violent explosion sounded in the ears of the two. A huge fireball instantly surrounded the two of them!

Oh no! Explorer 1 exploded violently the moment it was launched!