Five hours have elapsed since the start of the game. Despite the fact that it was nearly six o'clock in the afternoon, the direction of the sun was always calm. There have been no logically consistent signals received from the direction of the sun by any satellites, observatories, or radio telescopes.
In other words, "either that AL2 civilization does not exist, or they ignore us," according to the person in command of the observatory. And now, five hours later, due to the angle difference created by the earth's rotation, even if the sun's direction sent a signal, the Galaxy radio telescope was unable to receive it due to the angle difference.
For obvious reasons, the Galaxy Radio Telescope cannot spin freely in order to gaze in different directions because it is built inside a valley. Along a set orbit, it can only follow the Earth and scan a limited area of the celestial sphere, and it can only do so in one direction.
It makes little difference, though, if the Galaxy radio telescope is unable to monitor the sun's activity. While we are writing this, the freely spinning radio telescopes constructed in other regions of the world are still pursuing the sun's shadow till the sun sets.
Three days will be required to complete the highest intensity monitoring operation. Unless and until information is received within three days, the tracking of the sun's direction will continue indefinitely. This effort will continue to be carried out by at least two huge radio telescopes.
"Then you have to wait three days." Alex expressed himself as follows: "Some people believe that it is easier to interact with extraterrestrial civilizations in order to change our current predicament than it is to rely on our own strength in order to change the sun, but I do not believe this to be the case at this time. I believe that even if the sun changes as a result of our own physical process, we still have a possibility of surviving. It is unlikely that an AL2-class civilization will ever exist, so we have no chance of surviving. In that case, I'm hoping there will never be a response from the direction of the sun."
"However, please be patient for the next three days," the person in charge of the observatory said.
Alex, Sophia, Virat, and the rest of the Galaxy Observatory crew stayed the night. After the Galaxy radio telescope was redirected and was no longer able to study the sun due to the rotation of the earth, the Galaxy Observatory returned to its normal daily work schedule and routine.
This is the most sensitive ear that human society has ever created. It is also capable of picking up radiation generated by faraway river systems that are seven billion light-years away from the Earth. A total of 500 neutron stars and white dwarfs have been discovered by the Galactic Radio Telescope since it was created, with at least 300 new suspected black holes having been discovered through gamma-ray monitoring. There have been numerous extremely significant discoveries in the fields of near binary stars, Cepheid variable stars, supernova explosions, double neutron star or white dwarf star systems, and the compact star-main sequence star model, among other fields.
There are enormous volumes of radiation and signals emitted and received by the universe at all times. As a result, the Galaxy Radio Telescope is responsible for monitoring these signals, eliminating unnecessary interference, and filtering out signals that are relevant for astronomical research.
Alex is also a professional astronomer. Alex is engaging in the research despite the fact that the research direction is distinct from that of the Galaxy Observatory. In total, Alex stayed at the Galaxy Observatory for three days, arriving at the observatory at midday on the third day.
Despite the fact that seventy-two hours have elapsed, the sun's orientation is still silent, still silent. Even the most questionable signal has not been picked up by any receiver anywhere in the planet.
Alex received the following notice from Hao Fei at this time: "We have decided to restart the solar exploration program with the approval of the president of the United States. At least 30 space probes, as well as a manned spacecraft, will depart Earth's atmosphere toward the sun's surface."
"It's really good." "When is it going to be launched?" Alex inquired.
"The astronauts will leave the planet tomorrow," says the mission director.
"All right, I'll go see them off as well."
"Thank you for coming," Hao Fei said.
As soon as the line of contact was severed, Alex stated to Virat: "There is still a significant amount of time before the rocket launch takes place. Let's take a peek at the Vulcan solar telescope to see what we can find. Perhaps we will be able to discover any hints left by Director Brad there."
"Okay." Virat agreed with me. After an hour of preparation, five helicopters whisked Alex and his party away from the Chang'e Observatory and began their journey to the Vulcan solar telescope in the mountains of China.
Because the Vulcan Solar Telescope is an optical telescope, it must be constructed in an area with clean air in order to decrease the influence of the atmosphere on the light it receives from the sun. Improved accuracy of observation can only be achieved in this manner. As it turns out, the construction site for the Vulcan telescope is a mountain range that rises more than 5,000 meters above sea level and is characterized by dry weather throughout the year with little rainfall.
Despite the fact that we are at low latitudes, the temperature of the plains here remains above zero, despite the fact that solar energy has decreased significantly. On the mountain, though, things were different. At an elevation of more than 5,000 meters, the temperature has plunged to almost minus 30 degrees Celsius. Alex's chopper landed in the wide space in front of the Vulcan telescope, despite the bitterly cold weather.