Chapter 326 - Landing! (1/2)
Chapter 326: Landing!
Chapter 326 – Landing!
Milky Way, Alpha Centauri:
Under the Type-R spacecraft’s rapid cruising, Chen Yu and the others arrived within seven million kilometers of the red dwarf Proxima Centauri in less than 15 minutes
At this distance, everyone could also clearly spot Proxihly the same size as Earth
From an outsider’s perspective, Proxih it was much redder than Mars
This proved that the planet’s surface contained a lot of metallic minerals
Meanwhile, when the astronomy enthusiasts in the livestream rooms saw the red planet, their hearts sank simultaneously
Inside the spacecraft, the donation group’s astronauts couldn’t help but exchange looks with each other and sigh helplessly
The search for alien life had failed
While Proxihly similar to Earth, it had already been locked by the red dwarf’s tide…
“Friends, it see any life on this planet,” Chen Yu said, shrugging as he stared at the red planet ahead “It has already been locked by the red dwarf’s tide While this situation is unexpected, it is also reasonable
“As the red dwarf has low brightness and y it radiates outward is feeble Hence, its habitable zone is incredibly small Meanwhile, for a planet to be at such close distance from a red dwarf, it is very typical for the planet to be tidally locked to the red dwarf Take the solar system’s Mercury and Earth’s moon, for example Their rotation and revolution periods are equal, which results in half of the celestial body experiencing eternal day, and the other half experiencing eternal night
“It is ie of information in such a coe disparity in the temperature of Proxima b’s two sides Hence, it is almost impossible for the spontaneous birth of life to occur here Moreover, Proxima b is located in the innermost circle of Proxiive birth to life, it is unknohether said life can survive the red dwarf’s super-powerful ultraviolet radiation”
“Actually…” While putting on her spacesuit, the woman from the Red Coast Observatory corrected, “It isn’t impossible for planets tidally locked to produce life According to the latest research results of Professor Hu Yongyun fro University’s School of Physics, ocean heat transport can substantially extend the dayside habitable area and efficiently war as conditions allow for it, not only would the nightside’s atmosphere not collapse, but liquid water also wouldn’t freeze up”
“Is that so?” Chen Yu nodded despite having no knowledge of the topic
“Yes” One of the two japanese astronauts nodded “The industry generally agrees with this view”
Hearing these words, everyone regained a glimmer of hope
Under a situation where they had an overwhele in “equipment,” all humans couldn’t wait to see what the aliens looked like
“But what if this planet doesn’t have an atmosphere?” Chen Yu said quietly
“No atmosphere?”
“Mhm”
Chen Yu nodded He then manipulated the spacecraft’s “telescope” function and zoomed in on the distant planet Immediately, what entered everyone’s eyes was a barren planet void of any clouds
[Rip]
[Why doesn’t it have even the slightest bit of ath!]
[It obviously got bloay by the red dwarf’s radiation]