Earth Era

The X-ray and gamma rays detected from above Earth at this moment, as well as the enhancement of visible light radiation, do not match the scale of the impact. That is to say, such a small man-made object, even if it hits the sun at a very high speed, it is far from enough to explode such a powerful energy. So Zhao Huasheng's prediction was confirmed once again.

"It's an area of ​​about one million square kilometers. God! Come and see!" A researcher exclaimed from the communication instrument connected to the Vulcan solar telescope, "If I'm not mistaken If so, the Moth impactor knocked out a big hole in the reverse fusion layer that wraps the sun. The area of ​​this big hole is one million square kilometers. Yes, the reverse fusion layer was broken! It has been wrapped by it before. The real, normal temperature and luminosity of the sun's surface is exposed! It's 5,860 degrees Kelvin!"

"What?" At this moment, even Zhao Huasheng was shocked. Before that, Zhao Huasheng did not expect such a thing to happen at all, "The reverse fusion layer... was actually broken?"

"Don't do physical analysis first, collect data now, and do all you can to collect data!" Zhao Huasheng gave an order decisively, "The physical analysis will be done later. Now, collect as much data as we can, and these things are likely to be of concern to us. Great use!"

Under Zhao Huasheng's order, even some telescopes that were originally incapable of solar observation missions risked being damaged and turned their sights to the sun. This discovery is truly astonishing. It not only completely proves the existence of the reverse fusion layer, but also proves that the reverse fusion layer can be broken. The most critical point is that people previously speculated that the sun is only wrapped by the reverse fusion layer. Under the sun, the sun still maintains normal temperature and radiation, and now, this speculation has been confirmed!

This is without a doubt the most important breakthrough humanity has made since the solar crisis!

It is this million-square-kilometer normal solar area that brings the brightness of the entire sun and the increase in average temperature. At the moment when this void appeared, I don't know how many people on the earth set their sights on the sun. This is a change that is strong enough to be perceived by mere physical perception.

The sun is getting warmer and brighter.

"Not good! The void in the reverse fusion layer is shrinking rapidly. It seems that the reverse fusion layer has the ability to grow itself... It has shrunk by 0.7% in area! And it is still shrinking, if the current shrinking rate is used It is calculated that it will disappear completely in five hours." The researcher reported another message from the Vulcan solar telescope.

After realizing that the void in the reverse fusion layer was shrinking, the operators of all telescopes with solar observation capabilities on Earth fell into a frenzy. The reason is obvious, the time is only five hours, and how much data can be collected in these five hours depends on them.

Zhao Huasheng's breathing is also a little short at this moment, and Zhao Huasheng's mood is also affected by this sudden incident. But Zhao Huasheng knew that there was another important thing that he needed to pay attention to.

The extremely intense X-ray and gamma-ray bursts disappeared after just half a minute, and only light and thermal radiation continued. Zhao Huasheng knocked on the table and said, "The data collection will be done by major observatories, and we don't need to be involved. Now I order to immediately evaluate the X-rays and gamma-ray bursts of this intensity that may cause damage to the Crimson Heart spacecraft. At the same time, the communication department immediately began to try to call the spacecraft, the information receiving department pays attention to receiving information, and if it receives a signal from the Crimson Heart spacecraft, report it to me as soon as possible.”

Zhao Huasheng's order was quickly implemented. A moment later, the spacecraft damage assessment report was submitted to Zhao Huasheng.

"According to our comprehensive assessment, X-rays and gamma-ray bursts of this intensity have no way to destroy the Crimson Heart spacecraft. It may cause some damage to the spacecraft, such as failure of the spacecraft circuit, damage to electronic components, etc., But these are all repairable faults and will not affect the spacecraft as a whole."

Zhao Huasheng nodded lightly. The assessment report seems to say good news, but Zhao Huasheng knows that it is far from the time to be happy.

It's just electromagnetic radiation... Maybe, it's just an appetizer. Because the most powerful follow-up energy burst has yet to come.

That is the solar wind. A stream of energetic charged particles blown out by the sun. Auroras above Earth are produced by the interaction of the solar wind and Earth's magnetic field. When the solar wind is extremely strong, even the power grids above the earth, satellite communications and other equipment will be affected.

The advancing speed of the solar wind is much slower than that of the electromagnetic waves. The speed of electromagnetic waves is the speed of light, and the forward speed of the solar wind is between 300 and 800 kilometers per second. It takes three days for the solar wind to travel from the sun to the earth. That is to say, it will take three days before the equipment on the earth can measure the strength of the solar wind and evaluate the possible impact of the solar wind on the Crimson Heart spacecraft.

However, because of the existence of major solar observation satellites, people can shorten the time of three days to a little more than one day. Because those solar-observing satellites have been launched to less than 60 million kilometers from the sun, it only takes this time for the solar wind to reach these satellites. After satellites measure the strength of the solar wind, they transmit that data to Earth at the speed of light. Therefore, before the solar wind reaches the earth, people can know the strength of the upcoming solar wind.

Therefore, even if it has survived the test of the first solar energy burst, the fate of the Crimson Heart spacecraft is still uncertain.

At this moment, three hours have passed since the X-ray and gamma-ray radiation was received. The huge void in the reverse fusion layer that appears above the sun has shrunk to less than 400,000 square kilometers. The data collection mission is still going on. Here at Base No. 1, the call for the Crimson Heart spacecraft has also continued, but Base No. 1 has never received a response from the Crimson Heart spacecraft.

"The Crimson Heart spacecraft is 30 million kilometers away from the sun, and it takes nearly twelve hours for the solar wind to reach the spacecraft. That is to say, the spacecraft has not been affected by the solar wind at this moment. That intensity of X-ray and gamma ray radiation is not enough to cause a fatal impact on the spacecraft. But we have never received a response from the spacecraft." A staff member reported to Zhao Huasheng.

Zhao Huasheng nodded silently. Not receiving a response means two possibilities. One, because of some unknown accident, the spacecraft has been destroyed, and two, because of the explosion of solar energy and the excessive signal interference, the signal sent by the earth has not been received by the spacecraft. Or the signal sent by the spacecraft facing the earth is not received by the earth.

These two reasons are very obvious, and I am afraid that all the staff present, except Meng Zhuo, know this.

"Hope is the second possibility." Zhao Huasheng said, "I hope they just temporarily lost contact with the earth."

Time is still passing bit by bit, and after five hours, as predicted, the hole in the reverse fusion layer that appeared on the surface of the sun finally disappeared completely, and the luminosity and radiation level of the sun once again decreased to the previous level. But researchers on Earth have collected a lot of data, enough for them to study for a while.

All the personnel in Base One are still waiting. It was not until Zhao Huasheng felt so sleepy that he could no longer hold on, that Zhao Huasheng left here for a short rest. After a short sleep, Zhao Huasheng came to the control hall again.

Twenty-four hours have passed since the eruption of solar energy. During this time, the staff of No. 1 Base have been trying to contact the Crimson Heart spacecraft~www.novelmt.com~ but have been unsuccessful. According to previous calculations, at this moment, the solar wind has probably reached the orbits of those detection satellites, and they should have been detected by the satellites.

But people have never received reports from satellites. This also means two possibilities. First, the predicted solar wind eruption did not occur. Second, the previous estimate of the speed of the solar wind was wrong, so the solar wind is still on the road and has not yet reached the observation satellite.

The forward speed of the solar wind is not fixed. If the outbreak is violent, its forward speed may be faster, and if the outbreak is weak, its forward speed will be slower. In addition to this factor, differences in the type of outburst can also affect the speed at which the solar wind is advancing.

Of course, Zhao Huasheng hopes to be the first possibility. Not only Zhao Huasheng, everyone in the base, and even on the earth hopes to be the first possibility. Everyone hopes that because of the impact of the Moth impactor, the sun just had some bursts of electromagnetic waves, and there was no solar wind. But Zhao Huasheng knew that was impossible. My own inference is not wrong, the solar wind will definitely come, the difference is only in the morning and evening.

At the twenty-fifth hour, Base No. 1 finally received some information about the solar wind.

But the staff's expressions were a little weird, as if they had seen something extraordinary.

"What happened? Report to me immediately! What is the strength of the solar wind?"

"We lost contact with the satellite." The staff member murmured, "Yes, we can't contact our satellite anymore."