The press venue was filled with heat.
The magnificent construction scene of the Sky City on the holographic screen made the audience excited.
Xie Liwu smiled and continued to introduce: "The main purpose of Xingyao Group in establishing Sky City is to provide a stable resource supply place for the construction of spaceships and space docks, supplying manpower and materials. Therefore, we are starting Sky City. At the same time as the project, the space dock project is also in the foundation stage, and our group is actively preparing for the spacecraft project, please look at the screen."
After saying that, Xie Liwu waved his hand, and the picture on the holographic screen in front of him changed.
I saw more than 30 models of spaceships suddenly appearing on the three-dimensional holographic screen, with four sizes: small, small, medium, large. They have strange appearances, some are flat, some are elliptical, and some are like Felt hats... There are many models, and they are arranged in an orderly manner on the three-dimensional holographic screen.
Xie Liwu looked at the audience and introduced with a smile: "Except for the Panshi mothership, these transport ships, mining ships, attack ships... are all classic hulls selected from 'Civilization and War'. The structure of the spacecraft is extremely complex, and the design It’s cumbersome, and there’s still a lot of very complicated work to do if we want to come up with real design drawings, but as long as we work together, I believe we will be able to build them in the near future.”
The numerous sci-fi space battleships dazzled the reporters in the audience, and the cameras in their hands kept taking pictures.
Xie Liwu's introduction was like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone's hearts hard. At this time, the hearts of the global audience collectively beat violently.
Shining Star Group suddenly held a press conference. Everyone was fully prepared for the upcoming surprise, but they were still frightened by Shining Star Group's big move.
Although Zhou Xing did not take the stage in person at this press conference, and no refreshing new products were announced, Xie Liwu introduced the construction progress of Sky City and the future development of the aerospace industry by Shining Star Group. won everyone's hearts.
The Shining Star Group is almost devoting all its efforts to develop into space. The moves are too big and too fast.
Audiences from all over the world cheered again after hearing the news. There were celebratory parades everywhere around the world. They seemed to be celebrating a major festival. The whole world was immersed in a sea of joy, cheering for "City in the Sky" and cheering for "City in the Sky". All kinds of "spaceships" cheered.
At this moment, people all over the world no longer have the concept of a country. The Shining Star Group belongs to all mankind and it no longer belongs to a certain country.
At this time, people's call for the establishment of a human federation has become even stronger. Shining Star Group has developed a city for all mankind, without discrimination or national immigration requirements. It is a paradise-like sci-fi city with open doors to welcome With outstanding talents, the City in the Sky suddenly became a place that humans yearned for.
Suddenly receiving this news, the heads of countries who were worried about forming a "Human Federation" changed their expressions. The Shining Star Group was going to "drive them all out"! unacceptable.
Once the Sky City is successfully established, it will inevitably become the center of the world and a holy place that humans yearn for. The speed and scope of population flow will greatly increase.
The "Panshi" construction project will involve all mankind. The influence of such a huge project is extremely huge. The crown that leads all mankind will immediately be placed on the Shining Star Group, which leads this project. Where will they go
With the current influence of Xingyao Group, it must have been ordered by Zhou Xing to announce the construction progress of "City in the Sky" at this time, and it must be directed at the leadership of the Human Federation. Otherwise, how could it choose this time to debut.
Even if the governments of various countries want to establish a human federation, they cannot do without the Shining Star Group. It is absolutely impossible to bring more than two hundred countries together to form a world-class regime just by wrangling at meetings and without bringing out something of the century. Realize, no other country has the influence of Shining Star Group.
The Shining Star Group's press conference immediately placed the strong demand for the establishment of a human federation in front of the heads of state. The establishment of a human federation has become a consensus in the hearts of all mankind.
As for how to establish it, how to compromise, how to fight for the interests of their own countries, and when to establish it, all heads of state must come up with the results as soon as possible.
If the Human Federation wants to establish and operate stably, it must sort out and smooth out the interest relationships between more than two hundred countries, and digest the disputes and conflicts between countries. The problems involved are too terrifying, No force other than the Shining Star Group can do it, and only the Shining Star Group, taking the lead, can balance the interests of all countries.
The issue of establishing a human federation immediately made substantial progress. Correspondingly, representatives of the Shining Star Group were also invited by heads of state to attend a meeting to establish a quasi-federation.
At the Human Federation Establishment Meeting, the Shining Star Group was officially recognized by the heads of state. If we want to stably establish the Human Federation, the influence of the Shining Star Group is essential. Zhou Wenhai, Yang Minghua and others were invited to sit in important positions at the Federation Meeting, and interacted with them. The heads of state are on an equal footing.
The Human Federation Establishment Conference has attracted widespread attention since its inception. Now that there is a formal plan, everyone is anxiously waiting for the establishment of a unified government on Earth.
Time flies, the Sky City construction project is proceeding in an orderly manner, and the most critical stage of the establishment of the human federation is the formulation of the division of power.
Zhou Xing, who was used to being a shopkeeper, continued to focus on his research project.
After nearly a year of rush production, the space version of the tunnel astronomical telescope has been transported to space by the "Xingyao" and has been assembled and debugged.
The Space Satellite Monitoring Center has entered into busy work after its completion. The atmosphere in the control hall is solemn, and the quiet needle drop can be heard. All the scientific researchers are sitting nervously in front of the computers displaying the data of various instruments, watching closely. Monitoring data returned by space communication satellites.
The tunnel astronomical telescope "Claireye" is preparing to attempt its first ultra-long-distance detection mission, and on-site scientific researchers are busy correcting the instrument's data.
"Boss, all the preparations are ready and we can start." Zhou Xiaozhi reminded Zhou Xingdao.
"Well, Xiaozhi, how far should we go?" Zhou Xing stared at the monitor screen and asked nervously.
"Boss, this is the first trial of the space astronomical telescope. It is recommended to observe it nearby." Zhou Xiaozhi replied.
"Okay, adjust the direction and aim at Alpha Centauri." Zhou Xing nodded and ordered.
"Understood!" Zhou Xiaozhi responded, and immediately turned to look at the console to implement it. Soon, a set of quantum signals flew into the sky.
In the distant space, the slow-flying Clairvoyance's nearly 100-meter-long body was filled with blowholes, releasing jets of air and fine-tuning its body. The cylinder was facing the direction of Alpha Centauri.
Zhou Xing looked directly at the monitoring screen, watching the "Clair Eye" make adjustments, and couldn't help but sit up straight.
"Boss, the target is locked and we can start." Zhou Xiaozhi reported to Zhou Xinghui.
Hearing this, all the scientific researchers in the entire monitoring room held their breath, waiting for Zhou Xing's order.
Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to humans, but it is 4.25 light-years away. That is, it takes 4.25 Earth years to travel at the speed of light. For generations, scientists and astronomers have been thinking about whether it will. There is a planetary system like our own sun and whether life could exist there too, however, the vast distance has hindered human observation of this galaxy.
Because it is the closest to the solar system, humans have studied Alpha Centauri in the most detail. It has been determined that the Alpha Centauri system is a three-star system, which contains two very close stars (Centauri A and B) and a A very distant companion star (Proxima Centauri). A recent exploration of a rocky exoplanet orbiting Proxima Centauri may be a habitable planet.
The mass of this planet is about the same as that of the Earth. Its orbital distance (distance from the central star) is also within the "habitable zone". It is neither far nor close to the star. The surface of the planet is neither cold nor hot. Liquid water exists. Regardless of the central star, If we can find planets with liquid water on their surfaces in the "habitable zone", then life may exist.
Proxima Centauri was discovered a century ago. Countless astronomers have tried every means to understand its motion, but the mass and luminosity of the red dwarf are smaller and weaker than the sun. It is too dim, making this task more complicated and difficult.
Now, the "Claireye" is about to be launched. Is there alien life on that planet? Is it suitable for human migration? What is the situation in that galaxy? How do the three stars move? ... Everything will be revealed, and all the scientific researchers on site are extremely nervous.
Zhou Xing stared at the monitoring screen, nodded solemnly and said: "Open the Clairvoyance account immediately."
"Understood!" Zhou Xiaozhi responded. Immediately, the "Clair Eye" in the holographic screen trembled, red light shone, and soon, a vast energy was projected out and disappeared in the space not far ahead.
Vaguely, a black hole was opened by vast energy and disappeared in an instant.
"Boss, the detection was successful and the Clairvoyance took photos." Zhou Xiaozhi reminded Zhou Xing.
Zhou Xing stared at the holographic screen and nodded repeatedly with joy: "I see it, I see it!"
The holographic screen shows a strange galaxy with three moving stars. The main star Alpha Centauri A: has the same brightness as the sun. The main star Alpha Centauri B: this star is a companion star of the main star Alpha Centauri A. , located at a distance of 13.8 arc seconds from the Alpha star. The two stars rotate around each other as the center. The main star Alpha Centauri C: also known as Proxima Centauri, is the third star of the star system and a red dwarf star. There are also several planets surrounding each star, and the entire galaxy moves in a peculiar structure.
With a "crash", the researchers suddenly stood up and stared at the holographic screen. The monitoring laboratory suddenly became a mess.
"It worked, we succeeded! It's unbelievable!"
"Oh my God! They are so beautiful, it turns out they have so many planets orbiting them!"
"They're so beautiful. It's really beautiful how they formed this structure."
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The scientific researchers looked at the holographic screen, their faces full of intoxication, and they couldn't help shouting, looking particularly excited.
Zhou Xiaozhi reported to Zhou Xinghui: "Boss, the parameters have been analyzed. This galaxy has a total of 37 planets, and none of them are suitable for human survival."
"Well, I saw it!" Zhou Xing sighed.
The Alpha Centauri galaxy is a three-body galaxy. The so-called three-body galaxy means that this star system has three suns. These three stars are named Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B and Alpha Centauri C. Among them, Star A and Star B are relatively close to each other, forming a binary star system, while Star C is farther away. Gravitational effects are interconnected with this binary star system.
The system of three suns is a chaotic and terrifying world. The gravity generated by the movement of celestial bodies will cause chaotic gravitational changes on all planets. Their movement patterns are irregular. Life on earth will definitely not be able to adapt to this gravitational environment.
Zhou Xiaozhi nodded, looked at Zhou Xing and asked, "Boss, do you want to continue testing other galaxies?"
"Well, let's continue!" Zhou Xing nodded.
"Okay, boss! Which galaxy should we detect next?" Zhou Xiaozhi asked as ordered.
"Screen it! Screen for a planet that is most likely to have water resources." Zhou Xing thought for a moment and ordered Zhou Xiaozhi.
"Boss, I suggest you observe Kepler-186F first. This is a red dwarf star orbiting about 500 light-years away from the earth. There are 5 planets in this galaxy, of which Kepler-186F is the outermost planet. Judging from its distance, it is just outside the habitable zone where liquid water can be retained." Zhou Xiaozhi suggested to Zhou Xing.
"500 light years is a bit far. Let's get something closer." Zhou Xing frowned.
500 light-years means that even if humans develop a light-speed spacecraft, it will take 500 years to immigrate to that planet, and countless changes are likely to occur in the long distance.
"Boss, how about changing to TRAPPIST-1? It is 40 light years away from the earth. It currently has 7 planets observed, three of which are in the 'habitable zone'." Zhou Xiaozhi nodded and replied to Zhou Xing.
"Well, this distance is about the same! That's it." Zhou Xing smiled and nodded.
In modern times, with the vigorous development of science and technology, mankind has made many achievements in the field of astronomy, especially the observation of exoplanets to find planets suitable for human survival, which has reduced a lot of time for the observation operations of the "Claireye".
"Okay, boss!" Zhou Xiaozhi responded and immediately sent a command signal to the sky. The "Claireye" in space then adjusted its body and aimed at another galaxy.
There are more than 200 billion stars in the Milky Way, and there are countless planets orbiting them. It is not impossible to find a planet similar to the earth among so many stars.