科学家呼吁恢复退役的阿雷西博望远镜

After the National Scientific Foundation (NSF) announced last Thursday the demolition and decommission of the iconic Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico, scientists, experts and many Puerto Ricans have taken to digital platforms to plead with the government to save the 57-year-old observatory.

上周四,在美国国家科学基金会宣布波多黎各标志性的阿雷西博射电望远镜被拆除并退役后,科学家、专家和许多波多黎各人纷纷通过数字平台请求政府拯救这座已有57年历史的天文台。

Organizations including the Planetary Society are also joining the conversation on social media.

包括行星协会在内的一些组织也加入了社交媒体上的讨论。

"Arecibo Observatory touched the lives of so many people. Its scientific achievements enriched our understanding of the universe and helped protect our planet from asteroids," the organization said in a tweet.

“阿雷西博天文台影响了很多人的生活。它的科学成就丰富了我们对宇宙的理解,帮助保护我们的星球免受小行星的伤害,”该组织在推特上说。

For Ortiz the radio-telescope is not only a Puerto Rican landmark, but it's also a symbol of inspiration.

对奥提兹来说,无线电望远镜不仅是波多黎各的地标,也是一种激励人们的象征。

"I had visited the observatory as a kid many times and it is responsible for sparking my interest in astronomy," Ortiz told us.

奥提兹告诉我们:“我小时候曾多次参观过这座天文台,它激发了我对天文学的兴趣。”

The 22-year-old undergrad student is in his last year of college and has been working as an astronomy researcher in the Planetary Habitability Laboratory for more than two years.

这位22岁的本科生现在是大学的最后一年,他已经在行星宜居性实验室做了两年多的天文学研究员。

The Planet HabLab is a research and educational virtual lab from the University of Puerto Rico in Arecibo that uses the radio-telescope to study the habitable universe.

行星宜居实验室是位于阿雷西博的波多黎各大学的一个研究和教育虚拟实验室,它使用无线电望远镜来研究可居住的宇宙。

"The observatory is very important for science globally. It's also very important for education, training the new generation of students," said Abel Méndez, professor at the University of Puerto Rico and Planet HabLab's director.

“这座天文台对全球的科学都非常重要。它对教育也非常重要,培养新一代的学生,”波多黎各大学教授兼行星宜居实验室的主任阿贝尔·门德斯说。

"I train students to work at the observatory."

“我负责培训学生,好让他们在天文台工作。”

The radio-telescope is under a cooperative agreement between the University of Central Florida, which operates and manages the facility, Yang Enterprises, Inc., Ana G. Méndez University and the federal entity, NSF.

该无线电望远镜是在中央佛罗里达大学、杨氏企业公司、安娜·吉·门德斯大学和联邦实体NSF的合作协议下运行和管理的。

For many experts the hard news of the official shutdown of the telescope came as sad news, but not as a surprising announcement.

对许多专家来说,官方关闭望远镜的严酷消息是一个悲伤的消息,但并不令人惊讶。

Méndez says that in the past, the NSF has "reduce funding from Arecibo and other observatories."

门德斯说,之前,国家科学基金会就“减少了对阿雷西博和其他天文台的资助。”

According to Méndez and Ortiz, the foundation started to fund more facilities with newer technology, leaving the observatory behind.

据门德斯和奥尔蒂斯说,该基金会开始资助使用更新技术的更多设施,把天文台抛在了后面。

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