In the vast and boundless interstellar space, the Explorer, like a lone boat, slowly moves forward.
The surroundings were deep darkness, like a bottomless abyss, inspiring awe.
And in this darkness, there are twinkling stars, like pearls set in the night sky, emitting a soft glow.
Although the light was faint, it was so dazzling and precious on a cosmic scale.
Ye Chen and Li Muyue worked together, searching in circles. Ye Chen was in charge of directing the Explorer's voyage, trying not to miss any airspace.
Li Muyue sat in the passenger seat, her eyes fixed on the detector's display screen, analyzing every piece of data.
Time seems to have become meaningless in the universe, and Ye Chen can only know that time is passing by through the clock on the spaceship.
As time ticked by, the Explorer continued its journey through this endless expanse of space.
Suddenly, a piercing alarm sounded in the cabin, breaking the silence.
Li Muyue quickly looked at the detector's display screen, where a striking red dot appeared.
She quickly operated the control panel, aligning the detector with the red dot. More detailed information came through, and the data on the display screen made her eyes light up.
"It's confirmed to be plutonium!" Li Muyue's voice was filled with excitement and anticipation. Her fingers moved rapidly across the control panel, her eyes fixed on the data on the screen.
Ye Chen was overjoyed and immediately steered the Explorer toward the red dot.
As the distance decreased, the bright spot outside the window became increasingly clear.
Finally, they found a damaged spacecraft—Voyager 2, which they had been searching for!
The Explorer slowly approached Voyager 2, and Ye Chen and Li Muyue carefully observed its appearance.
Its shell is covered with dents of all sizes, making it look like it has been through a fierce battle.
The antenna facing the solar system was also broken into two sections, indicating that it had suffered a severe impact during its long space journey.
However, despite its scars, it still floats stubbornly in space, like a hero who died on the battlefield, steadfastly guarding his mission despite being covered in wounds.
Ye Chen and Li Muyue were filled with admiration and emotion. Voyager 2 was a pioneer in human exploration of the universe, bringing humanity countless valuable pieces of information and data.
Together with Voyager 1, it traversed the edge of the solar system, explored unknown interstellar space, and made a tremendous contribution to humanity's space exploration endeavors.
"Begin capturing Voyager 2." With Ye Chen's command, the Explorer extended its mechanical arm and slowly grabbed Voyager 2.
This process was not easy, because Voyager 2 had been floating in space for so long that it was extremely fragile and could easily break apart.
Finally, the robotic arm successfully grabbed Voyager 2 and slowly pulled it back into the Explorer's cabin.
Ye Chen and Li Muyue breathed a sigh of relief. They didn't want to ruin this pioneer of human exploration of the universe on their own.
Soon, the robot completed its inspection of Voyager 2 and reported the results to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen glanced at the test report on the screen and couldn't help but exclaim, "The damage has reached 50%! It's a miracle that it didn't fall apart!"
Li Muyue asked nervously, "Has anything unusual been detected?"
Ye Chen understood what she meant and knew that she wanted to ask whether the information on Voyager 2 had been discovered by aliens.
“Further testing is needed,” Ye Chen replied.
Three minutes later, more test reports were sent over.
Ye Chen examined it carefully and then said, "Based on the current detection results, there are no abnormalities on Voyager 2."
"Is it possible that the signals it sends out could be received by aliens?" Li Muyue pressed.
"That possibility is very small."
Ye Chen shook his head and explained, "Voyager 2's information transmission direction is mainly the solar system, and it uses low-power radio signals. Unless other civilizations happen to be in this direction, it is unlikely to receive the information."
At this point, he laughed: "If aliens could receive this signal, they might as well just discover the solar system directly."
Li Muyue breathed a sigh of relief, laughed, and said, "Your Dark Forest Theory made me overly cautious. I was worried that if I was discovered, I would be wiped out!"
Ye Chen chuckled and said, "On a cosmic scale, the distance Voyager 2 has traveled is no different from stepping out of the house. The signal it emitted is far less than the background noise of the universe. How could it possibly be discovered by such a coincidence?"
While they were talking, Somoko had already readjusted the course to catch up with Voyager 1.
The Explorer quickly transformed into a streak of light and flew towards Voyager 1.
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 flew into space in different directions, and the distance between the two spacecraft is estimated to be about 4 billion kilometers.
This distance is only two or three days for the Explorer.
After a period of sailing, Explorer finally arrived at the space where Voyager 1 was located.
"Voyager 1 is currently operating normally and can receive and transmit commands from Earth. You should focus on monitoring the 2.3 GHz and 8.4 GHz frequencies, which are the frequencies at which it sends scientific data to Earth. We should be able to locate it soon," Ye Chen said with a relaxed expression.
After successfully locating Voyager 2, he had even more confidence in Voyager 1, which had always maintained contact with Earth.
"Okay," Li Muyue replied with a smile, then operated the control panel to adjust the detector's functions.
However, after a day of searching, they still found no radio signals from Voyager 1.
Ye Chen's relaxed expression gradually disappeared, replaced by a furrowed brow and a sense of unease rising in his heart.
He muttered to himself, "This shouldn't be the case. Voyager 1 last made contact with Earth a month ago. In a month, it can only travel a maximum of 1.5 million kilometers. Theoretically, it should still be in this airspace."
Li Muyue pondered for a moment and said, "According to the US statement, Voyager 1 is gradually cooling down and its power is gradually decreasing. Is it possible that it has just exhausted its onboard energy?"
“That’s possible. Try all the detectors,” Ye Chen said, his expression gradually becoming serious.
Li Muyue nodded and then activated the various detection functions on the Explorer.
She carefully observed every piece of data displayed on the screen, not missing a single detail.
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