246: Chapter 246: A Hot Topic Online, the National Astronomical Institute Writes a Paper

Since the early hours, major platform trending lists have been dominated by topics like Jiang Zhe's Solar Fission Hypothesis and Twin Planets from tonight, once again sparking intense discussion among night owls across the internet!

"Formula A Revealed in J's Live Tutoring: Can Solar System Orbits Really Be Perfectly Expressed Mathematically?"

"The Vanishing Planet Between Mars and Jupiter, Mathematical Calculation Gaps: Is There Really a Planet There?"

"1976 NASA Viking Paper Unearthed: Mars Atmospheric Xenon-129 Anomaly Highly Similar to Nuclear Explosions—Did a Nuclear Explosion Occur on Mars?"

"The 12th Celestial Body on Sumerian Clay Tablets: Did Humans Six Thousand Years Ago Know About Nibiru and the Gravitational Anomaly Zone at the Edge of the Solar System?"

"Nibiru Collides with tiamat: Myth or History?"

"Is Mars a Planet? Or a Moon of tiamat? The Solar Fission Hypothesis Subverts Global Understanding!"

As multiple trending topics occupied the leaderboards, countless night owls who love hot news rushed in.

"I came to the right place. I won't watch the livestream, but I definitely won't miss the comments."

"I calculated Formula A myself: Mercury 0.4, Venus 0.7, Earth 1.0, Mars 1.6, Jupiter 5.2; all correct, except for the 2.8 distance position, which is a pile of rubble. Math doesn't lie; there really should be a planet there!"

"What the brother said about Xenon-129 is brutal. The Xenon isotope fingerprint produced by nuclear explosions is unique, and the one in Mars' atmosphere overlaps with data from Earth's nuclear tests. NASA detected it in 1976, wrote 'source unknown,' and then suppressed it for fifty years!!!"

"I saw the Sumerian clay tablet VA/243 at the Berlin Museum a few years ago. It really depicted twelve celestial bodies; I thought it was a myth back then, but looking at it now... how did they know about Planet X beyond Uranus and Neptune?"

"That part about Nibiru colliding with tiamat gave me goosebumps. The Sumerians said tiamat was smashed, half becoming the Asteroid Belt and half becoming Earth. Isn't that what the brother said tonight? But he overlooked the possibility of tiamat turning into Earth; he intentionally didn't mention it."

"So what? Just because the Sumerians wrote it, it's true? Well, I say the Classic of Mountains and Seas is true too!"

"They have clay tablets, what do you have? During the same period, did our ancient culture know to put important knowledge on natural mountain rocks to pass down for ten thousand years???"

"About those eight coincidences in the Solar System: one coincidence is just a coincidence, but eight coincidences stacked together? I dare not think about it."

"Mars is not a planet, it's a moon; my twenty years of astronomical knowledge were shattered in one night."

"The amount of information tonight is too much; I need to slow down. Next time he talks about the Moon, I'll prepare some emergency heart medication."

"..."

As they chatted, netizens gradually shifted to Zhihu. Ordinary night owls wanted to see how the professionals viewed it, and whether it was true or false!

"Question: How do you evaluate the Solar Fission Hypothesis and related inferences discussed by Xiaoyu's brother tonight?"

The first comment was from a Ph.D. in Astrophysics:

"If tonight's content were presented at an academic conference, it would be torn to shreds. I once went to a university in Sichuan Province with a professor and heard similar remarks, but the chain of evidence was insufficient, and the young man was ultimately roasted to death."

"But for Xiaoyu's brother, at the level of popular science, the logical chain is perfect."

"Formula A can indeed exist, and it can indeed describe planetary orbits."

"The vacancy between Mars and Jupiter is indeed a historical legacy issue in the astronomical community. What we know now is that the total mass of the Asteroid Belt is only 4% of the Moon's, indicating that a large planet indeed didn't form there—but why didn't it?"

"Was it disturbed by Jupiter's gravity, or did it never grow in the first place? Here, the point of doubt, the answer Xiaoyu's brother gave is that it blew up."

"It can be inferred that he supports the [blew up] conclusion. As for the possible mass of the planet in the Asteroid Belt—most of it became meteorites and fell onto the nearby Jupiter and the front side of Mars' northern hemisphere. After all, the craters in the northern hemisphere are indeed much more numerous than in the southern hemisphere—this point, even if Xiaoyu's brother didn't explain it, I could deduce it; but I don't know if it's true or false."

"But what really gives me goosebumps is the Xenon-129 evidence. I checked NASA's public data, and the anomaly of Xenon isotopes in Mars' atmosphere is indeed real, and it is very similar to the fission fingerprint of Earth's nuclear tests."

"Currently, the academic explanation for this is [unknown non-equilibrium process], which in plain language means: [Dear~ we don't know either!] And then Xiaoyu's brother directly connected this [don't know] with [a planet exploded next to Mars], and logically, it holds up."

"I dare say, if Xiaoyu's brother's remarks were placed abroad..."

"Well, there would be many, such as astronomy professors, astrophysics professors, and physics and mathematics professors who would support it, because the scientific environment over there is like that; very bold. Give them 1% possibility, and they will support it and then try to verify it. So, modern science abroad has absorbed this group of lunatics, which has led to a crazy leap in scientific progress; but domestically, it will definitely be very controversial!"

"As for the Sumerian clay tablet part, it's beyond my professional scope, but VA/243 does indeed exist. And the clay tablet Xiaoyu's brother cited is an authentic artifact. Furthermore, he didn't state things definitively, just saying [those clay tablets are the answer]—he handled that nuance very well."

"As for the eight coincidences of the Solar System, actually he understated it; there are at least 20 more coincidences. How to explain this... honestly, I don't know..."

"Next time he talks about the Moon, I'm definitely tuning in!"

Hundreds and thousands of echoing comments appeared below this one.

"So can anyone tell me, is this brother's statement possibly true?"

"You above, are you still asking? It's definitely true! When has this brother ever faked anything?"

"Is this brother a smart pseudo-scientist or what? How is he shocking the world every single day?"

"To the one above, before this brother had his degree, he was a crazy pseudo-scientist; but after getting his degree, how many pseudo-scientists do you think can educate academicians and professors face-to-face online?"

"Hiss~~ I admire him more and more. Now the people in the pseudo-science forums have gone crazy; they all take this brother as their benchmark!"

"..."

The second answer followed: from a former researcher at an astronomical observatory.

"I have been in the astronomy industry for 15 years, and there were a few moments tonight that really made my back go cold."

"The bulges at Mars' north and south poles—we have discussed this internally before. The nine-kilometer-high mountain range on the edge of Hellas Planitia, the twenty-one-thousand-meter height of Olympus Mons, they certainly exist. The explanation could be thermal plumes, or it could be anomalies in Mars' rotation; but they are all very superficial. However, the most direct physical model for those polar bulges—is, in fact, tidal locking."

"The bulge from tidal locking must be in the direction of the gravitational source!"

"Mars' bulges are at the north and south poles, indicating that it once had massive celestial bodies in both the north and south directions. Who was the one in the north—not Jupiter, we don't know now. As for the one in the south, it can be determined with high probability—it could be the Asteroid Belt, or the Asteroid Belt before it shattered."

"Anyway, whoever it was, this answer is very frightening!"

"His inferences are too direct, so direct that those of us who look at data every day dare not even think about them."

"Because we are trained to have evidence first and then draw conclusions, while J finds conclusions first and then looks for evidence. But the problem is, the evidence he finds is all true in terms of data."

"As for the Sumerian clay tablets, the value might not be too high, because that was a free discussion between Xiaoyu's brother and Xiao Yu after the tutoring session ended, and there are many elements of fantasy!"

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"I don't understand the technical terms above, but I know one thing—after tonight, when I look at the starry sky again, it feels different."

"+1, I didn't really like astronomical knowledge before, but tonight I was attracted by Xiaoyu's brother. It turns out astronomy can be this interesting!"

"Also, also, especially the previous Formula J, the number of cosmic civilizations, and the J-sphere; tonight, another Formula A and the Solar Fission Hypothesis. He is so talented; he was simply born in the wrong era. He should have been born 74 years later, in 2100; that would be his time!"

"..."

National Astronomical Observatory.

A quarter of an hour had passed since the livestream ended, but no one in the conference room stood up; they were all savoring the aftertaste of what had just happened.

Wang Weiguo stared at the now-black projection screen and finally spoke after a long time, "From now on, turn the institute's telescopes more toward the interior of the Solar System; perhaps there will be unexpected gains!"

He turned around and looked at everyone, "We are accustomed to looking into deep space, looking outside the system, looking at the edge of the universe. But tonight's events show—we don't seem to have truly understood the things right at our doorstep."

Professor Zhang Qinian nodded and was about to agree when he suddenly frowned.

He gasped, opened his tablet, entered the Huaqing University physics faculty website, and scanned the online status.

Ouyang Baili: Offline; Guan Jingming: Offline; Li Mo: Offline.

Professor Zhang was stunned, "Hmm?"

In the past, every time Jiang Zhe finished speaking, Ouyang Baili and the others would write papers, run simulations, and rush manuscripts all night, eager to post preprints on relevant domestic and international websites the next day.

Why were they all absent tonight?

Thinking of what the four of them had done during the day... he suddenly realized!

The corners of his mouth couldn't stop curling up, and his gaze swept over the researchers who were preparing to leave, "Everyone, children, don't leave yet."

Everyone turned back, looking confused.

"Huaqing University's Ouyang Baili, Guan Jingming, and Li Mo are all offline tonight. You know what I'm talking about!"

As he finished speaking, the conference room went silent for two and a half seconds.

A young researcher's eyes lit up, "Really?"

"They aren't writing it?" another female researcher blurted out excitedly, "Then?"

Professor Zhang grinned, "What are you still wasting time for? Xiao Jiang doesn't even know he's being livestreamed yet. If they can write it in the name of Huaqing University, why can't we write it in the name of the National Astronomical Observatory? Does my name, Professor Zhang Qinian, not have weight? Does the National Astronomical Observatory not have weight?"

He stood up and said with a serious face: "Won't what we write be more professional and more convincing?"

A young researcher stood up with burning eyes, "Professor Zhang, take me, take me! The first signature must be J, and the rest can be us. I just received a batch of computers, which is perfect for doing orbital simulations for the Solar Fission Hypothesis, mathematical verification of Formula A, and how likely it is for the Asteroid Belt to have formed a planet after being tugged by Jupiter's gravity!"

Professor Zhang smiled with satisfaction and patted his shoulder, "You're the one. Let's go, to your department; we are going to verify the value of the Solar Fission Hypothesis and Formula A, combined with our professional, national-level data endorsement!!!"

Watching Professor Zhang take the children away and close the door, Director Wang scratched his head, "Did you guys forget someone?"