Orange Dwarf Star

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One thing is certain: humanity cannot wait until the probe has completed its exploration of nearby Star System before setting off, because as things stand, it is impossible for humanity to wait in space without stars.

Yes, that's right. The Awakeners didn't drop humans into a Star System, but rather placed them randomly in a desolate interstellar region.

It was in the middle of nowhere.

Fortunately, it is not too far from the nearby star. The nearest Star System is only 12.9 light-years away. With the current travel capabilities of mankind, it will take about 43 years to reach that distance.

However, whether or not to go to this Star System is still under discussion, because the landing targets that humanity is currently looking for are Star System where the possibility of life is low.

Yellow Dwarf Star, like the Sun, would be the first to be ruled out by humans, since these types of stars are stable and their environments are too favorable for the existence of life and civilization.

The New Humans certainly don't want to encounter Alien Civilization again, so they try to avoid them when choosing destinations. Although this is an environment measured by human standards, reducing the chances is always a good thing.

At this moment, on the bridge of the Lyra.

"Chief, the Astronomy Department has updated the star map." The Science Officer's voice brought smiles to everyone's faces on the bridge.

Thirteen days have passed since the Awakeners left and humanity began observing the stars, and the star map update is finally complete.

"Okay, send it over, let's see where we are first!" Yue Yuan said, walking behind the staff member and looking at the computer screen on the workbench.

Humans have long possessed General-purpose Quantum Computer, so the computers provided to staff are naturally Quantum Computer as well. However, only the kernel of these computers uses General-purpose Quantum Computer mechanism; external devices such as screens are still normal screens.

As for Holographic Screen and touch-sensitive 3D Projection screens, humans have no idea how to make them; they currently only exist in our imagination.

"Uh! What is this?"

Upon seeing the marked locations on the star chart, Yue Yuan was taken aback. He then asked his staff to zoom out on the star chart again and compare the positions of the Solar System.

At this moment, humanity is approximately 2477 light-years away from the now-defunct Solar System —that's the straight-line distance. From the perspective of the entire Milky Way Galaxy, it lies on the outer edge of a spiral arm.

In other words, the Awakeners did not follow the original direction of humanity's journey at all, but instead took a detour and brought humanity to the outer edge of the cantilever, where stars are even sparser than in the region where the Solar System is located.

According to star charts, the average distance between stars is about 19 light-years. However, there are many star clusters, open Nebula, and dense dust clouds that permeate the interstellar space.

This area is considered to have a relatively high concentration of gas and dust.

For this reason, the accuracy of optical detection equipment in this region of stars is much lower. From the perspective of Star System material resources, it is a remote area.

No wonder the Awakeners said this place is far from the battlefield.

Further out of this star field, the stellar density becomes even thinner, leading to a region devoid of stars. Beyond that starless region lies another spiral arm.

Since we're here, let's make the best of it.

Yue Yuan didn't dwell on these things. After all, as long as they weren't in the battlefield area, it didn't matter to humanity. As long as there were Star System, humanity could acquire resources and develop.

After looking at the star map for a while, Yue Yuan turned to the Science Officer and asked, "Has the target been determined?"

"It's been determined; it's the Three Stars closest to us," the Science Officer replied, then gestured for Yue Yuan to look at the large screen.

Yue Yuan looked in the direction the Science Officer pointed and saw that data on Three Stars had appeared on the large screen on the bridge.

The closest one, 12.9 light-years away, is a Super Blue Giant Star. Next is an Orange Dwarf Star, 16.9 light-years away. The last one is White Dwarf Star, 21 light-years away.

Because we have been observing these Three Stars through telescopes for some time, we already have some data on them, such as their spectra, star types, and whether planets may exist.

Of course, it is difficult to determine whether planets exist, since many planets have long orbital periods. It is difficult to observe them from a distance of more than ten light-years using methods such as the Transit Method, Radial Velocity Method, and Gravity perturbation method, because those methods require long-term observation.

Therefore, the percentage of probability of planets marked on star charts is actually data simulated by humans based on their own data on stellar evolution.

Although it is calculated from database data, it is generally quite accurate. After all, human theories of stellar evolution have been perfected over many years, so it is not a problem to make a rough estimate.

"Let's go to this Orange Dwarf Star. Little Red, send the target star data to the other spaceships." Yue Yuan pondered for a while before deciding on the target.

"Yes, Chief of Staff," the messenger known as Little Red replied in a clear voice.

Yue Yuan nodded, about to discuss the fleet's departure, when he suddenly remembered something. He then said to Xiao Hong, "By the way, before we encountered the Awakeners, didn't we send out a few detectors? Keep an eye on that direction and see if we can receive the signal."

"OK."

Those detectors are more than two thousand light-years away. Even if they receive the signal again, it will be more than two thousand years later. However, Yue Yuan did not want to give up. After all, the universe is very mysterious. Maybe those detectors will observe some amazing phenomena during this period.

The star map has been updated, and the target has been determined.

After that, we set off again.

The Orange Dwarf Star selected by Yue Yuan is 16.9 light-years away. Data from telescope observations indicates that this Orange Dwarf Star has approximately 4.65 times the mass of the Sun, a diameter of 0.24 Astronomical Unit (25.79 times the diameter of the Sun), a visible light index of 218.9, a surface temperature of 4350 K, a metallicity of -0.04, and a rotation period of 22.675 days. Compared to Blue Supergiant Star, Orange Dwarf Star have a higher probability of harboring planets.

As for the White Dwarf Star, it goes without saying that White Dwarf Star are generally formed from stars. At the end of their evolution, massive stars will undergo a supernova explosion. After ejecting a large amount of matter, if the core mass is less than 1.44 times the mass of the Sun, then the star will evolve into White Dwarf Star.

Therefore, it is very difficult for planets to exist in White Dwarf Star system unless the planet that was originally in the Star System is large enough and far enough away from the Main Sequence Star.

Once the destination was selected, the order for the Great Hibernation was quickly initiated. At a distance of 16.9 light-years, the human fleet would need at least 57 years to reach the destination, so a Great Hibernation was necessary this time.

At the same time, the fleet adjusted its attitude and then, under the inference of the long beam of light from the Heavy Nuclear Fusion and the starlight of the Cold Nuclear Pulse Engine, sailed in a mighty procession toward the target star.

Time flies like an arrow, and as the fleet entered the deceleration phase, the veil that had been shrouded in mystery about the Orange Dwarf Star system due to its distance was finally lifted by humankind.