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Chapter 425 This makes me feel insecure

"How about this, let's put aside my assumptions for now and just assume that the data they released is true..."

"It can't be true!" Professor Ye interrupted Kang Chi directly, "The data is definitely wrong."

This……

Kang Chi finally understood why Li Xinqiang was so anxious just now.

Isn’t this too strong?
Originally, Kang Chi wanted to find a professional astrophysicist to deduce and calculate his hypothesis, but the other party couldn't even accept the basic assumptions. How could he deduce it?

Kang Chi had no choice but to turn around and wink at Li Xinqiang: "Since Professor Ye thinks there is nothing to discuss about this issue, why don't we just leave it at that for today and continue the conversation another day?"

"Some other day?"

Ye Hualiang knew that this was a way to get rid of him, and he couldn't help but say excitedly: "You called me all the way here, how can you leave before you have finished talking?"

"But you won't let me speak?"

Ye Hualiang snorted coldly and didn't say anything else. Seeing this, Kang Chi said to himself, "Then I'll continue."

He picked up a pen and drew a curve on the whiteboard: "This is Lucy's flight path. From this trajectory, we can roughly infer that its center of gravity should be around here. This is where Lucy completely lost contact. Assuming this is where it crashed, the diameter of this asteroid is 32.5 km."

"Impossible." Ye Hualiang couldn't help but interrupt again, "It's impossible that the telescope didn't find an asteroid with a diameter of 32.5 km and a clear location."

"This is only the maximum diameter. It is entirely possible that Lucy has already flown to the back of it, so the signal is blocked. The actual crash site may be lower, which also means that the diameter of this celestial body is lower..."

"I know you're going to say it's impossible again, because if Lucy's flight trajectory is true, the calculated gravity has determined that its mass is about 5.67×10kg. No celestial body in the solar system can reach such a high density..."

Kang Chi took the initiative to say what Ye Hualiang said, leaving him speechless, his face flushed red...

"It is indeed impossible for such a celestial body to be born in the environment of the solar system, but what if it is a meteorite that flew in from outside the solar system? Or was it placed there by an alien civilization? It is also possible that this asteroid is an invisible planet, completely black with a very low refractive index, and there are elements on it that can absorb electromagnetic waves. Such a planet is difficult to observe even if it is a near-Earth asteroid, let alone in the orbit of Jupiter..."

"Well, I think you are getting more and more fantastical." Ye Hualiang waved his hand impatiently, "Anyway, I am firmly against paving the way for an unreliable guy like NASA."

"We are not exploring the way for NASA, but for ourselves." Kang Chi shook his head. "I don't know if you have noticed that the closest to this mysterious celestial body is the asteroid numbered 0.7, which is 46978AU away. If the vacuum area near it is marked on the map, it will be in a shape like this..."

Looking at the strip-shaped pattern in the picture, Ye Hualiang's expression finally wavered a little.

"You mean... it's actually a dwarf planet clearing its orbit?"

"If it really has a mass of about 5.67×10 kg, this is entirely possible," Kang Chi said solemnly. "This abnormal strip of vacuum is proof that it has probably been quietly clearing its orbit, but we have not noticed it. As more and more asteroids are captured by it and its size grows, the elements on its surface will become closer and closer to the asteroids in the solar system. Sooner or later, we will discover it."

"The question we urgently need to figure out now is, what is its orbit? How long did it take for it to clear this strip of vacuum? If the time is very short and it is allowed to continue to develop, will it have any impact on the Sun-Jupiter Lagrange L4 region, Jupiter, Mars, and even the entire solar system?"

After Ye Hualiang pondered for a moment, he could not help but ask: "Even if your assumptions are true, there are so many dwarf planets that can clear their orbits by themselves, why do we have to pay attention to it?"

"Because this thing that doesn't look like the solar system is too weird, it makes me feel insecure. And as a researcher, shouldn't we maintain a sense of curiosity?"

"..." Ye Hualiang couldn't help but admit that he was indeed a little moved by what Kang Chi said.

He suddenly remembered what Academician Wang had said to him when he was studying for his master's degree: We cannot always be immersed in past experiences. Even if there is only a one in a billion chance, we should not give up easily...

What if, by some chance, there is nothing wrong with what NSAS announced?
That is a major discovery that can subvert physics!
At this time, Li Xinqiang, who had been listening to the argument between the two, finally couldn't help but ask Kang Chi: "So what do you want to do?"

"Send a probe as soon as possible. It would be best if there is one ready-made."

After Li Xinqiang pondered for a moment, he turned his head and looked at Ye Hualiang: "What a coincidence, our Professor Ye happens to be the orbital designer of Tianwen-2..."

"Tianwen No. 2?"

"Well, it should be close to 2016HO3 now. If we give up the exploration plan for 2016HO3 and modify the orbit, it may reach that place... But this requires Professor Ye to calculate carefully before we can know."

Ye Hualiang couldn't help but reveal a look of hesitation on his face.

On one hand, there is a comprehensive exploration plan that has been planned for several years, and on the other hand, there is the possibility of amazing gains, but the greater possibility is that there will be nothing...

"I can't make the decision on this matter." Ye Hualiang figured it out quickly. It seemed that it was not his turn to worry about this matter. "Old Zhang is the chief engineer of Tianwen-2. We need his consent and then apply. It will only count if he approves it."

"I can communicate with Chief Engineer Zhang, and they will definitely listen to Academician Kang's suggestions, so you can calculate the orbit first and see if it works."

"That's easy to say..."

Although Ye Hualiang said this, he had already started calculating in his heart. After he finished speaking, he said goodbye and left, as if staying here for another moment would be a waste of time.

Looking at Professor Ye's back, Kang Chi couldn't help but smile and muttered, "The body is still very honest..."

"..."

Compared with the always-popular lunar exploration project, China's deep space exploration project has not received much attention from the outside world. But in fact, China's investment in and attention to the deep space exploration project are no less than those of the lunar exploration project. At the same time, the technical difficulty of deep space exploration and the current achievements are no less than those of the lunar exploration project.

The main target of this project before was Mars. As early as 11, China cooperated with Russia to launch the "Phobes-Grunt" and "Firefly-" Mars probes, but they ultimately failed due to a failure in changing orbit.

The failure of the Mars exploration program was a heavy blow to both countries.

It was not until 16 that China officially approved and restarted the Mars exploration mission.
And this time I'm working alone.

Finally, in July 2020, the Long March 7 Y carrier rocket successfully launched Tianwen- into space.
After a long journey of ten months, the Tianwen-1 lander and rover finally landed successfully in the southern part of Utopia Planitia on Mars, marking the complete success of China's first Mars exploration mission and becoming the third country in the world to successfully land on Mars.

The success of Tianwen-1 greatly encouraged China's enthusiasm for deep space exploration. Just one year later, the Tianwen-2 project was successfully approved.

The target this time is the near-Earth asteroid 2016HO3 located between Mars and Earth. The plan is to first collect some local specialties from 2016HO3 and bring them back to Earth, and then continue to a newly discovered main-belt comet for an exploration mission.

However, Lucy's incident, coupled with Kang Chi's lobbying, caused a huge change in the exploration mission of Tianwen-2...

(End of this chapter)