"Can you..."

"No! Don't even think about it. Martians are very united. Don't try to poach him."

Commander Wang stopped talking. He was thinking that I didn't say anything, how could you know everything?

"How did the discussion with Kane go? Is there any result?" Chu Ge changed the subject.

Commander Wang did not reply immediately. He was thinking about how to answer Chu Ge's question, "There is a bit of disagreement. I advocate going to the nearest red dwarf star system, such as Proxima Centauri and Teegarden's Star.

Commander Kane, however, advocates going directly to satellite galaxies slightly farther away from the Milky Way, such as the Large Magellanic Cloud or the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy."

Chu Ge raised his head, this difference was not just what Commander Wang said, it was simply the difference between heaven and earth.

"You two co-authors had different opinions from the beginning?"

Commander Wang nodded.

"What did Kane say? Why did you change your mind? Wasn't it originally planned to be in the Milky Way? This Canis Major is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way and has already broken away from the scope of the Milky Way."

"He said that the reconnaissance ship outside the Black Armored Corps received a special pulse signal and traced the possible source of the emission to the Canis Major dwarf galaxy.

According to the analysis of the nature of the pulse signal, it is not like the ultra-stable pulse emitted by a neutron star, which is called a cosmic clock. That signal is a low-energy pulse signal, similar to a weakened version of a fast radio burst FRB!"

"Fast radio burst FRB? When was it received? Wasn't it detected by the radio matrix at the outpost?"

Chu Ge became serious. According to his previous calculations, 46% of this weakened version of the radio signal might not come from celestial bodies in the universe.

"I checked, and the matrix of the outpost indeed found nothing! The deep space early warning network also did not respond. Perhaps its signal was too weak and disappeared after reaching the edge of the solar system.

It can only be received outside the solar system and around the reconnaissance ships you sent!"

Chu Ge nodded. At present, this explanation seems to be the most reliable.

"This Kane, tell him to report any situation on the intelligence collection ship as soon as possible. I have been back to China for how long, and the communication sphere is blank."

"He thinks this may not be enough to alarm you. This is normal. Is there anything wrong with the FRB source?"

After Commander Wang finished speaking, he looked at Chu Ge nervously. The more he looked at Chu Ge, the more he held back his words. This made Commander Wang very anxious.

"Fast radio bursts can be divided into two types, one with higher energy and one with lower energy. Scientists believe that it may be caused by different physical mechanisms!"

After speaking, Mr. Chen pushed up his glasses and continued to work.

"Well, Mr. Chen is right. The energy released when a fast radio burst bursts is very huge, so some scientists believe that it may come from a rotating neutron star or a black hole, or other causes.

According to the analysis data of cosmic rays currently received by Naga, most of them come from rapidly rotating neutron stars, which is what we define as pulsars.

The proportion reached approximately 50%.

The proportion of remaining black holes is less than 10%, and the rest are defined as unknown signal sources. We believe that these are signal sources similar to those emitted by advanced civilization activities.

For example, humans, aside from actively emitting electromagnetic signals into the depths of the universe through powerful radio telescopes, electromagnetic signals emitted by human daily activities will also be emitted into the universe at the speed of light.

The first time humans used unlimited electricity was around 1894. According to this timeline, the earliest radio signals have traveled about 150 light-years.

What is the concept of 150 light years? The distance from the solar system to the I-Pegasi binary star system.

Of course, this is only an extreme probability. After all, the electromagnetic signals emitted into outer space are not powerful enough and may disappear before reaching such a long distance..."

"Pegasus IK Binary Star? Will this be the home base of those mechanical civilizations?"

Commander Wang's special brain circuit directly stopped Chu Ge from asking. After thinking about it, he really didn't know how to answer him. After all, his reconnaissance ship had not been sent to such a long distance.

"The IK Pegasus binary star is divided into two stars. The main star is IK Pegasus, which is a main sequence star. Its spectral classification is type A, and its luminosity does not fluctuate much.

In terms of classification, it is a dwarf Cepheid variable star, and its luminosity changes will repeat 22.9 times per day.

The companion star, called IKB Pegasus, is a massive white dwarf star that has left the main sequence stage and has stopped producing energy through nuclear fusion.

The average distance between the two stars is 0.21 au, which is shorter than the distance between Mercury and the Sun."

With a familiar voice and a familiar accent, Chu Ge knew that Yan Tianhao was coming without looking back.

"I still don't understand, Tianhao, don't follow your teacher's example, just tell me directly whether there is a high probability that it may be the home base of mechanical civilization."

After saying hello to Chu Ge and Mr. Chen, Yan Tianhao began to think about Commander Wang's problem. After a minute, he looked at Chu Ge, and when the teacher didn't respond, he turned around and faced Commander Wang.

"Probably not? In the astronomical community, the I-Pegasi binary star system is still very famous.

The main reason is that its companion star is very likely to develop into the supernova closest to the solar system."

"Supernova? A supernova explosion?"

"Well, when the Pegasus binary star evolves into a red giant, its radius is enough for the companion star to accrete material from the gaseous outer layer of the main star.

When the accumulated mass of the companion star approaches the Chandrasekhar limit, IKB Pegasus will have the opportunity to evolve into an IA supernova and trigger an IA supernova explosion, causing the star to disintegrate in the explosion..."

Commander Wang understood what Yan Tianhao meant. The energy of star disintegration is no joke. Let alone mechanical civilization, it is an extremely dense super dense star. It can blow you away at such a close distance.

Humanity has currently recorded 8 supernova explosions, each of which brought powerful electromagnetic interference. The stars where these 8 supernova explosions occurred are much farther from the solar system than Pegasus...

"Hell, if you say so, isn't this Pegasus IK binary a time bomb?"

Commander Wang asked in horror. Ever since the Martians appeared in front of him, Commander Wang's nerves were obviously more sensitive than before.

Chu Ge can understand why he is so nervous...

Like most human beings, he lacked sufficient awe for the universe before. That was because humans had not explored it in depth.

The reality is that the more you explore and understand, the more serious your awe of the universe will be.

Yan Tianhao did not reply. Scientists who study astrophysics have a habit of not comparing the timeline of changes in celestial bodies in space with humans.

This was meaningless, and Yan Tianhao couldn't directly reply that you would have been buried long ago, so he looked at his teacher.
Chapter completed!