Ke Nian's academic arrangements for this semester are basically the same as last semester.
In addition to the courses in the school, she is also stationed in the institute in all her spare time, participating in the astronomy project directed by Professor Tong.
Today, when she was checking the radio telescope, she suddenly discovered that there was a special pulse signal.
It is different from the usual pulse signal received, it is a very special narrow-band radio signal, such a special visitor was captured, it must be said that this made her very interested.
She is very sure that this frequency is so unique, it is definitely not a pulsar signal, perhaps, it can bring her unexpected surprises.
So, she carefully recorded all the data information of this signal and made a detailed analysis.
This special signal from outside the solar system unexpectedly made Ke Nian restless, as if he had found a treasure.
Because in astronomical observations, the cosmic signals received every day are a huge amount of data, and the frequencies of many signals are not fixed.
But a certain frequency is obviously different from the signals emitted by general celestial bodies, and different from the pulse fluctuations sent by neutron stars. Not only does it have a fixed frequency, but it also takes a long time, which seems to be some kind of conscious transmission.
In particular, after calibration, this special signal was confirmed to be a fixed frequency of 982 megahertz, with its own special laws, transmitting signals to the earth.
After getting this result, Ke Nian couldn't wait to report the news to Professor Tong.
After Professor Tong discovered the peculiarity of this extrasystem signal, he asked other researchers to participate in the study and discussion.
Therefore, Ke Nian, who discovered this special signal for the first time, once again surprised everyone.
This is the surprise that her supernova brought everyone here. At this time, she has become an Internet celebrity in the institute.
With the full cooperation of everyone, a new evaluation and research has been carried out on this special signal of 982 MHz.
Why did this discovery cause a sensation in the institute?
The scientific community knows that most of the satellites and spaceships used for human communication on the earth use this frequency range for signal transmission.
The reason is that this frequency is similar to the frequency at which hydrogen is excited, and hydrogen is the most widely distributed element in the universe, so sending signals at this frequency has a relatively small chance of being covered by various signals in the universe, and the possibility of being received sex increases.
So, what does it mean when the earth's radio telescope receives such a special frequency? Will it explain that it is the connection between alien life forms and human beings on earth?
Although science needs to pay attention to evidence, since the research institute began to invest in research on this special signal, Ke Nian has not given up the idea of ??more possibilities in his heart.
If, this is really a frequency sent by life in outer space, if she can find relevant evidence, it must be a major event that caused a global sensation.
In recent days, she has been stationed at the research institute more frequently, and sometimes she simply waited until the next morning before returning to school in a hurry.
She just wanted to follow up on this project, from beginning to end, to have a conclusion.
Therefore, for this research, she has almost become a full-time researcher of the institute.
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Today is another night in the laboratory, Ke Nian looked at the observed signals and all the detection data.
According to the conclusions obtained so far, it can be determined that the special frequency of 982 MHz is sent from the neighbor of the solar system, the Proxima Centauri, which is only 4.2 light years away.
Proxima Centauri, a three-star system, is the neighbor of the solar system in the Milky Way.
If the Milky Way is compared to the size of the earth, then Proxima Centauri is the neighbor of the sun, separated by a wall.
And the radio telescope on the earth happens to be the ear attached to the wall of the neighbor's house, and the noise from the other end can be heard clearly.
The problem now is that Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star, which is considered by the industry to be a desolate area where life cannot be born.
If this 982 MHz signal cannot be explained by the natural phenomena of the universe, then what does it mean?
It is obvious that this special signal is so coincidental that it makes people excited, but if it comes from a galaxy where life cannot be born, the theoretical data that is so contradictory will indeed make Ke Nian fall into a bottleneck again.
But the more curious she was, the more she struggled, looking for the final answer in the most puzzling direction.
At this moment, a senior student of a graduate student passed by Ke Nian's side when he was off work, seeing her tilting her head and frowning seriously, she stopped byCome up to tease, "Ke Nian, don't you plan to go back to school so late? Do you really think it's an alien?"
"Oh, brother. Not"
Ke Nian's train of thought was interrupted by her senior, so she turned around and smiled shyly, "I'm not going back today, I'm just curious, and I want to stay and study."
"Hehe, you young people, you really dare to think about it."
At this moment, another senior sister came behind the senior brother. Her high-pitched voice was intended to create some joy in the boring space.
"Then the question is, if this signal is really sent by alien life, should we people on earth respond?"
"Uh, that's a problem." Because it was approaching the end of the class, everyone got together and left. Seeing that the few people who worked overtime late were all stranded by Ke Nian's side, this time the third senior brother in the institute came again.
"Have you read Da Liu's science fiction novel? The law of the dark forest? If we let aliens know the existence of our earthlings, are they good or evil? Will they take our home as their own?"
"Yes, yes, Hawking once warned human beings not to try to send any signals to the outer universe. This is equivalent to sending our human location to aliens. If people's technology is advanced, they will immediately navigate to attack the earth. At that point, we're going to kill ourselves."
"It's over. Since 1974, humans have sent similar frequency signals to outer space. The positioning has been sent, and it cannot be received back."
"Don't worry, alien civilizations definitely exist, but it is impossible for them to reach our earth within their limited lives."
"Why is it impossible, such as wormholes, interstellar travel, etc., this is possible. As long as they are a higher civilization than our earth humans, they can do this."
"Indeed, according to the bold idea of ??some scientists, the laws of the universe are used to define civilization as a seventh-level civilization, and we are an earth civilization that does not even reach the first level. Because we can't even surpass the speed of light, we have been staying in a three-dimensional space. Listen In other words, in the four-dimensional space, it is a time dimension, and the speed of light is only the slowest speed, which is completely impossible with our current technological level!"
Everyone used the topic to tease intentionally, chatted with great interest, and staged a short sci-fi interpretation. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com