As a mage, I just want to pursue the truth

Chapter 51 Radio Signals from Deep Space

It was another ordinary and boring day. Luo Shu stood at the Mauna Kea Observatory and looked at the desolate scenery around him.

Those who are familiar with the area know that Mauna Kea is a famous astronomical observation site, but those who are not familiar with the site would think that it is located in a desolate mountain range.

However, Mauna Kea is indeed very desolate. The observatory is the only building around it, and the shape of its dome is quite similar to the alien buildings in American science fiction movies.

Mauna Kea is part of the Hawaiian volcano group, and volcanic eruptions have left the mountain completely devoid of vegetation.

Because of the epidemic, Luo Shu hasn't been back for two years. His college classmates envy him for enjoying the desert beaches and sunshine in Hawaii alone, but only he knows how miserable he is.

Most of the time, I was accompanied by wind and sand, guarding the radio telescope group at the Mauna Kea Observatory, observing tiny galaxies, sub-micron, infrared, and fast radio burst phenomena.

Graduating with an undergraduate degree in astronomy means unemployment. It is very difficult to find a satisfactory job. If you want to work at an astronomical observatory in China to look after a telescope, you need a master's degree. It is another matter if you want to work at an astronomical observatory in a remote location that no one wants to go to.

Like the Purple Mountain Observatory in Jinling, a Ph.D. is the threshold (official version).

Fortunately, Luo Shu had a good undergraduate GPA and two laboratory internship experiences, so he was able to apply for a Ph.D. in astronomy at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Many public universities in America are university clusters, consisting of many branches. For example, the famous University of California, Berkeley is a branch of the University of California.

The US ranking of the University of Hilo is not very good, probably ranking close to 300th in the United States, but because it is backed by the Mauna Kea Observatory, its astronomy is world-class.

The scholarships that America offers to PhD students are quite high, but the cost of living in Hawaii is also high, so it is a bit difficult for Luo Shu to live comfortably.

Therefore, from time to time he took over the task of guarding the Mauna Kea Observatory, responsible for observing whether there were any abnormal signals. If there were any, he would analyze them himself first, and then report to the professor if he found any incomprehensible abnormal phenomena.

He stood by the window for a while and then returned to the laboratory to continue facing the observation interface.

Regular radio signals began to appear on the interface, but Luo Shu felt no wavering at all, because radio signals appeared all the time.

Humans have launched too many satellites into space. Even on Mars, there are still eight exploration orbiters and four landers in operation.

China's Zhurong successfully landed just last year.

It was not surprising to hear regular radio signals coming from outer space, but Luo Shu found something wrong when he took a closer look.

Because observations show that the radio signal attenuation is quite severe.

It is known that electromagnetic waves will attenuate in the transmission path. Luo Shu recalled the calculation formula of electromagnetic wave free space loss in his mind:

Lbf=32.5+20lgF+20lgD.

This calculation formula assumes ideal conditions of 25 degrees Celsius and 1 atmosphere of pressure.

In fact, there are definitely errors in the radio signals transmitted back from outer space.

Luo Shu assumed the intensity of the electromagnetic wave emission and after careful calculation, he found something wrong. In terms of distance, this series of regular radio signals came from 60 billion kilometers away.

Humans have not launched any observation devices or satellites at this location.

Luo Shu was a little confused for a moment. He began to count the space observatories that Blue Star had launched. Was there any that had transmitted data from approximately 60 billion kilometers away?
"Pioneer? No, Pioneer 11 is almost reaching Aquila. Voyager? No, Voyager left the heliosphere and the solar system two years ago."

"It's about 60 billion kilometers from Earth, still in the solar system."

"Voyager 12? That's even more wrong. Voyager left the solar system years ago."

"The New Horizons probe is somewhat similar, but the problem is that New Horizons has entered the center of the Kuiper Belt, so there is a difference in distance."

Luo Shu counted the observers that humans had launched into deep space, and none of them met the distance requirements.

He began to think carefully: "This distance is roughly the distance of Pluto. It is daylight saving time in Hawaii now."

"Let me calculate it carefully again."

After detailed calculations based on the geographical location of the Mauna Kea Observatory, Luo Shu found that the source of the signal was roughly in the same generation as Pluto.

He was certain that at this point in time there was absolutely no human-generated device capable of transmitting radio waves on Pluto.

"After eliminating all the impossible scenarios, the only possible scenario left is, are there really aliens?"

By the time Luo Shu calculated the electromagnetic wave attenuation signal, the sun had already set over Mauna Kea.

The radio observation equipment in deep space continuously received repeated radio signals, proving that the phenomenon just observed by Luo Shu was not an illusion.

Luo Shu realized that this was an opportunity. He wanted to decipher the radio signal before other astronomers. After the idea came up, he did not report the phenomenon to his mentor immediately.

"???" Luo Shu's mind was full of questions, "Aliens also use Morse code?"

Luo Shu was stunned after translating the radio signal. Isn't this just Morse code?
The long signal was -, and the short signal was .. Luo Shu was very disappointed. He suspected that he had miscalculated and the radio might be on Mars.

He now suspects that this is a radio signal coming from Mars.

But Luo Shu wanted to see what the decrypted Morse code would say, and he had wasted an entire afternoon on this.

"It is unforgivable to hinder me from slacking off."

". represents h"

"- stands for t"

"Another-"

".. represents p"

"http? Is this radio signal a website?"

"-- represents m"

".- represents a"

"-. represents g"

".. represents i"

"-. represents c"

"Another C"

"-——represents o"

“Then there’s another m.”

"httpmagiccom" Luo Shu wrote the deciphered plain text on paper,

Luo Shu's curiosity was piqued. "Magic? Magic?"

He turned on his computer and opened the website he had deciphered with great difficulty.

The contents inside disappointed him. There were only three lines of text, which looked like the entrance to three documents. From top to bottom, they read:

“The Nature of Will and How Will Affects Reality”

"On the method of proving the existence of the soul"

"Intelligent Life: Body, Will, Soul"

Luo Shu thought, "What the hell is this? Will affects reality? The soul exists? Isn't this all bullshit?"

"Who would make such a joke with a rover on Mars?"

But he did not stop the mouse and clicked on the first document: the nature of will and how will affects reality.

The signature on the article made Luo Shu laugh: "Merlin? Merlin?"

"Why not Gandalf?"

"Forget it, Merlin and Gandalf are no longer popular. Scarlet Witch is popular now."

Before he could continue to look down, Professor Philip's voice came from the first floor:
"Luo, it's bad!"

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