宇宙的知识聚焦

“Thatnoise.Thatstompingthrob.Poundingfeet.Listen!”Arthurlistened.Thenoiseechoedroundthecorridoratthemfromanindeterminatedistance.Itwasthemuffledsoundofpoundingfootsteps,anditwasnoticeablylouder.“Le...

“Zowee,”saidZaphod,“hereweareattheEndoftheUniverseandyouhaven’tevenlivedyet.Didyoumissout.”Heledherofftowherethewaiterhadbeenwaitingallthistimeatthetable.Arthurfollowedthemfeelingverylostandalone...

Arthurwokeupandinstantlyregrettedit.Hangovershe’dhad,butneveranythingonthisscale.Thiswasit,thiswasthebigone,thiswastheultimatepits.Mattertransferencebeams,hedecided,werenotasmuchfunas,say,agoodsolidk...

I’mhome,saidArthurhoarsely.Heclosedhiseyesandgreedilyinhaledthesteamfromhisteaasifitwaswell,asfarasArthurwasconcerned,asifitwastea,whichitwas.I’mhome,herepeated,home.It’sEngland,it’stoday,thenight...

“Yes,intwomillionyears’time.Whydon’tyoutellthemthat?Goandsaytothem,‘Excuseme,I’djustliketopointoutthatintwomillionyears’timeIwillbebornjustafewmilesfromhere.’Seewhattheysay.They’llchaseyouupat...

Myname,saidthemattress,isZem.Wecoulddiscusstheweatheralittle.Marvinpausedagaininhiswearycircularplod.Thedew,heobserved,hasclearlyfallenwithaparticularlysickeningthudthismorning.Heresumedhiswalk,asifin...

Atthatsameprecisemoment,FordPrefectwasinmidair.Thiswasnotbecauseofanythingwrongwiththeship’sartificialgravityfield,butbecausehewasleapingdownthestair-wellwhichledtotheship’spersonalcabins.Itwasavery...

Chapter21Downonthedry,redworldofKakrafoon,inthemiddleofthevastRudlitDesert,thestagetechniciansweretestingthesoundsystem.Thatistosay,thesoundsystemwasinthedesert,notthestagetechnicians.Theyhadretreated...

AnewbookApollo:ThroughTheEyesOfTheAstronautsmarksthe40thanniversaryoftheApollomoonlandings.DavidScottemergesfromthecommandmoduleasitdockswiththelunarmodule.新书“阿波罗宇航员眼中的宇宙”问世，以纪念阿波...

TheRoyalSwedishAcademyofScienceshasdecidedtoawardtheNobelPrizeinPhysicsfor2011withonehalftoSaulPerlmutter,andtheotherhalfjointlytoBrianP.SchmidtandAdamG.Riess,forthediscoveryoftheacceleratingexpansion...

“It’smarvellousthough,”herattledon,“toseesomanyofyouheretonightnoisn’titthough?Yes,absolutelymarvellous.BecauseIknowthatsomanyofyoucomeheretimeandtimeagain,whichIthinkisreallywonderful,tocomeandw...

“Ithinkwemakethemhappy,”saidFord.Slowlyandwatchfullytheywalkedroundtheperimeteroftheclearing.Thisseemedtogodownverywellwiththenativeswhobowedtothemveryslightlyandthenwentabouttheirbusiness.FordandAr...

“Zaphod,”raspedtheapparition,“IthinktheonlyreasonIwastemybreathonyouisthatbeingdeadIdon’thaveanyotheruseforit.”“OK,”saidZaphod,“whydon’tyoutellmewhatthebigsecretis.Tryme.”“Zaphod,youknewwhe...

ForafewinterminablesecondstheRestaurantspansilentlythroughtheragingvoid.ThenMaxspokeagain.“Forthoseofyouwhoeverhopedtoseethelightattheendofthetunnel,”hesaid,“thisisit.”Thebandstruckupagain.“Thank...

“Ifyouhaveenjoyedtheexperienceofthisdrink,”continuedthemachine,“whynotshareitwithyourfriends?”“Because,”saidArthurtartly,“Iwanttokeepthem.WillyoutrytocomprehendwhatI’mtellingyou?Thatdrink…”...

“Yes,byintroducingsomerandomelementthatcanbeshapedbythatpattern.”“Likehow?”“LikebypullingScrabblelettersoutofabagblindfolded.”Fordleapttohisfeet.“Brilliant!”hesaid.Hetuggedhistoweloutofhissatc...

Chapter29Onasmallobscureworldsomewhereinthemiddleofnowhereinparticular–nowhere,thatis,thatcouldeverbefound,sinceitisprotectedbyavastfieldofunprobabilitytowhichonlysixmeninthisgalaxyhaveakey–itwasrai...

“Didn’tyoutellthemwhowewere?”“Ohyeah.Theysaiditwasagreathonour.Thatandsomethingaboutarestaurantbillandmyexecutors.”FordpushedArthurasideandleanedforwardoverthecontrolconsole.“Doesnoneofthisfunct...

Scientistshavesimulatedthestrongestknownmaterialintheuniverse.近日，科学家们模拟了宇宙中已知的最强物质。So-called"nuclearpasta"isthematerialattheheartofaneutronstar'scrust,takingtheformofextremelyde...

Chapter1TheregularearlymorningyellofhorrorwasthesoundofArthurDentwakingupandsuddenlyrememberingwherehewas.Itwasn’tjustthatthecavewascold,itwasn’tjustthatitwasdampandsmelly.Itwasthefactthatthecavewas...

TheKeplerorbitingobservatorywaslaunchedwithasimplemission-tofindotherEarths.NASAdescribesitas'asearchforhabitableplanets.'随着一项简单的任务，寻找其他“地球”，开普勒轨道天文台启动。美国宇航局将其描述为...

“Bar-B-Qsauce,”saidRoosta,“forwhenIgetsickofwheatgerm.”Zaphodsniffeditdoubtfully.Evenmoredoubtfully,hesuckedacorner.Hespatitoutagain.“Ugh,”hestated.“Yes,”saidRoosta,“whenI’vehadtosuckthatend...

Arthurpeered–hesawnothingbutvagueshadows.“Movebackfromit,”insistedFord,“lookagain.”Arthurmovedbackandlookedagain.“No,”hesaid,andshrugged.“WhatamIsupposedtobelookingfor?”Andsuddenlyhesawit.“Y...

They’vegarblewarblefashes!criedSlartibartfast,stillwavingatthem.Hesays,saidArthur,thatthey’vetakentheAshes.ThatiswhatIthinkhesays.Theyranon.The?…saidFord.Ashes,saidArthurtersely.Theburemainsofacric...

NumberTwo’seyesnarrowedandbecamewhatareknownintheShoutingandKillingPeopletradeascoldslits,theideapresumablybeingtogiveyouropponenttheimpressionthatyouhavelostyourglassesorarehavingdifficultykeepingaw...