Kubaluleke ngani ukuhlola umkhathi?

I-cosmos ibilokhu ijabulisa. Kusukela kumaMaya kuya kwabaseGibhithe kuya kumaGreki, ukufunda kulokho okungaphezu kwamandla ethu asemhlabeni bekulokhu kuyinqubo eqhubekayo izinkulungwane zeminyaka. Sesihambe ibanga elide ekusebenziseni izinkanyezi kumakhalenda nenkolo. Ubuchwepheshe bethu obuthuthukayo busivumela ukuthi siphenye, futhi sihlole. Kungaba yihlazo ukungayi ukuyocinga, ngoba kuyinto yomuntu kakhulu ukwenza.

Akungabazeki ukuthi amathemba okuthola into ephilayo engaziwa noma uMhlaba wesibili ayajabulisa. Futhi siyaqhubeka nokuthola eduze. Umlando ugcwele isayensi yezinkanyezi ezinkulu ukutholwa. Yiqiniso, lokhu bekungeyona impikiswano (njengoba uGalileo wayazi kahle kakhulu). Nokho, impikiswano yesimanje mayelana nokuhlolwa komkhathi akuyona into ephathelene nenkolo, kodwa eyezenhlalo nezomnotho.

Ngaphambi kokubhala lesi sihloko, benginokugodla kwami ​​mayelana nokuhlola indawo. Kungani singagxili izinsiza zethu ekuhloleni nasekuthuthukiseni iplanethi yethu siqu kuqala? Kungani simosha izinsiza ngokuzama ukubeka izindawo zokuhlala enyangeni noma kuMars sibe singakwazi ngisho nokuthola ukuphathwa koMhlaba ngendlela efanele?

Ukuphikisa okuvamile kuhambisana nokuthi, “Singazithethelela kanjani izindleko zezigidigidi zamaRandi ohambweni oluya kuyi-Mars, ngesikhathi lapho izingane eziningi kulo Mhlaba zibulawa indlala?” Izinombolo ezibuyisela emuva lowo mbuzo. I-Mars rover Curiosity ibize ngaphezu kwamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-2.5. Ingane ibulawa indlala njalo ngemva kwemizuzwana emihlanu noma ngaphezulu. Lapho la maqiniso amabili ebekwe eceleni komunye nomunye, kusenza sizibuze ukuthi yini engenziwa izigidigidi zamaRandi. Ngokwe-Borgen Project, kuzothatha amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-30 ngonyaka ukuze kuqedwe indlala emhlabeni. Isabelomali seNASA sicishe sibe yizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-18 ngonyaka. Ngokuqinisekile, uma ukuhlola umkhathi bekuvalwa futhi imali iphinde yabiwe, bekungase kuxazululwe inkinga yendlala yomhlaba.

Ngisho noMartin Luther King Jr wenqaba wathi: “Uma isizwe sakithi singasebenzisa amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-35 ngonyaka ukulwa nempi engalungile, embi eVietnam kanye namaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-20 ukubeka umuntu enyangeni kungasebenzisa izigidigidi zamaRandi ukubeka abantwana bakaNkulunkulu ezinyaweni zabo. khona lapha emhlabeni.” 

Kodwa ingabe isiqhathaniso esinjalo sifanele ukuphikiswana ngaso noma akusiyo i-sequitur?

Ukubeka izinombolo kumongo

Eqinisweni, ingabe isabelomali seNASA siphelele kangako? Ihlanganisa nje amaphesenti angu-0.5 esabelomali sonyaka sase-United States of America esingamadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-3.5. Cishe akulutho uma kuqhathaniswa namadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-737 ngonyaka achithwa kwezokuVikela. Ingabe leyo ngxenye yesabelomali sikazwelonke ngeke ibe ngcono ukuyisusa?

Ngokuqinisekile, ukube intando yezombangazwe yayikhona, abaholi bomhlaba bebengahlangana ukuze basuse bonke ububi obubangelwe ngabantu futhi balungise wonke amaphutha enziwa emlandweni oqhubekayo wesintu. Iqiniso liwukuthi iqiniso elinjalo alisoze lafezeka, ngoba lizobandakanya ukulungiswa okuphelele kohlelo lwenhlalo-mnotho yomhlaba wonke. Ukungalingani kuwumphumela wonxiwankulu, kodwa akubonakali njengokuningi kakhulu ukuchitha isigidintathu noma amadola angaphezulu ukuhlanganisa izinto? Kodwa-ke, izingqinamba eziyinhloko ezikhungethe umhlaba wethu wanamuhla womhlaba ziwumlando nezombusazwe, izindaba imali engeke imane ixazulule. Ukuphambukisa zonke izimali ezabelwe indawo ukuze kulungiswe izinkinga zomhlaba ngeke kwenze konke lokho ngaphandle kokusincisha ulwazi lwesayensi ngendawo.

Iphuzu liwukuthi imali eyabelwe ukuhlola umkhathi akufanele ikhethelwe ukusiza ukuxazulula izinkinga zomhlaba noma zesizwe. EMelika, cishe izigidigidi zamaRandi zichithwa minyaka yonke ezifuyweni, amathoyizi, ukugembula, utshwala nogwayi. Mhlawumbe abantu kufanele basebenzise leyo mali kwabampofu esikhundleni semikhuba yabo emibi. Ukuhlola umkhathi akufanele kube yimbuzi ngoba nje kungokwamanye amazwe. Ukuqonda indawo kubalulekile ukuze siqonde indawo yethu kuyo. Ngokungangabazeki, ukuzama ukuxazulula izinkinga zomhlaba kuyisizathu esihle nesinobulungisa. Kodwa ukucindezela ulwazi lwethu ngendawo yonke akuyona indlela yokwenza.

Isikhathi sokwengeza isabelomali

Uma sikubheka ngenye indlela, ngedola ngalinye uhulumeni wobumbano alichitha kuNASA, cishe amaRandi ayikhulu asetshenziswa ezinhlelweni zokuxhumana; ukwaba kabusha ngisho nephesenti elilodwa lalokho maqondana nokuhlolwa komkhathi kungaphinda kabili isabelomali seNASA. Lokho kungadala uhlelo oluqinile lwasemkhathini, lapho ucwaningo nentuthuko inganikeza intuthuko ebalulekile yezobuchwepheshe kanye nokutholwe kwesayensi okuhlobene nesintu kanye noMhlaba. Noma ubani angabona ukuthi amasathelayithi asebenze kanjani isimanje kanye nembulunga yonke emphakathini.

Kulowo mbono, izimali zokuhlola indawo kufanele zengezwe! Cabanga ngalokho osekwenziwe kuze kube manje nokuthi kushibhe kangakanani. Khumbula ukuthi iCuriosity ibiza kuphela ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-2.5. Futhi bheka ukuthi i-rover ibihlaba umxhwele kangakanani kuze kube manje eminyakeni yayo emibili ku-Mars. Esikhundleni sokubuza ukuthi kungani kuchithwa imali ekuhloleni indawo ekubeni kunezinye izidingo ezicindezelayo, kufanele sibuze ukuthi kungani kuchithwa imali eyengeziwe! Izigidigidi zamarandi ngonyaka bezixhasa ukukhuphukela kwethu emkhathini. Sekuyisikhathi sokunye.

Isabelomali sika-2015 seNASA sibe kuncishiswe kancane. Uhlelo lwe-shuttle lokumisa umkhumbi-mkhathi ku-asteroid lukhanseliwe. Isayensi yomhlaba kanye noxhaso lwesayensi yeplanethi yehliswe ngo amashumi ezigidi. Ukuqamba kanye nemfundo kuyancishiswa. Ikusasa lososayensi abasebasha nabahloli basemkhathini alibukeki liqhakazile.

Ukuncishiswa kwesayensi yasemkhathini kuzokwenza umonakalo omkhulu kunokuhle. Buza nje UBill Nye, usosayensi odumile noyi-CEO ye-The Planetary Society. Encwadini evulelekile ayibhalele u-Barack Obama, usho kanje ngentshiseko: "Ukuhlukaniswa kwesayensi yeplanethi yohlelo lwasemkhathini kufeza izinto ezingavamile, ngoba kuyamangalisa. Sifuna ukubheka izimpawu zokuphila kwamanye amazwe ... Ukutholakala okunjalo kungaba okumangalisayo. njengoba kuningi okutholwe yisayensi yezinkanyezi, kungashintsha inkambo yomlando wesintu ... [S]ukweseka uhlelo oluqinile lwasemkhathini kuphakamisa ukulindela kwawo wonke umuntu ngalokho okwenzekayo ngohlelo lwasemkhathini, wonke umuntu emphakathini wethu uyakholelwa futhi alindele lokho inkinga esibhekene nayo ingaxazululeka ... Abantu abaningi banesithakazelo emkhathini futhi abanye banothando lokuyifunda Kungaba amahloni ukuphika lelo lungelo, ikakhulukazi uma sekusele ingcebo eminingi kangaka.

Ubuhle bendawo yangaphandle

Ngakho konke okushiwoyo, khohlwa isikhashana mayelana nezindleko zezimali. Khohlwa nge-logistics nezinombolo nakho konke okuhle nokubi nokunye okungekona. Khohlwa ngepolitiki nama-pragmatics. Khohlwa ukuthi ukuhlola indawo kuyinzuzo noma cha kangakanani esintwini. Okwangenza ngashintsha umqondo wami mayelana nokuhlola indawo kwakungeyona impikiswano yezinombolo. Kwakuyisikhumbuzo sokuthi ukuhlola indawo yonke kuhle kakhulu. Ukufunda kabanzi ngendawo esizithola sikuyo, kusukela ku-physics yakho konke ukuya ekutholeni izakhiwo zezinkanyezi, kuyamangaza futhi kuyamangaza. Ukukwazi ukuhlala kumaplanethi angomakhelwane bethu noma ukubuka izigidi zeminyaka yokukhanya kude nedlule akuyona into encane.

Bengilokhu ngilandela ibhulogi I-Astronomy Engalungile, ebhalwe nguPhil Plait ku-Slate Magazine, iminyaka embalwa manje. Uthando lwakhe lwesayensi yezinkanyezi nesayensi yomhlaba luyamangalisa. Konke okuthunyelwe kugcwele injabulo. Njengesampula encane, bheka ukuthi yini esingashoda ngayo uma singakaze sihlole indawo nganoma iyiphi indlela. Ngokungangabazeki, lokhu okuthunyelwe kufanelekile ukuhlola:

1) I-ANDROMEDA: Uke waba ne "holy wow" yakho! umzuzu wosuku? Cha? Ngivumele ke ngikusize. Sikwethulela i-Andromeda Galaxy. Futhi oh mfana, ingabe isethulo!
2) I-Exoplanet Eyaziwa Kakhulu? Kungenzeka …: Sibathole eduze kwezinkanyezi ezikude emakhulwini eminyaka okukhanya, kanti ezinye ziseduze kakhulu. Futhi lokho kusiletha iplanethi esanda kutholakala isanda kumenyezelwa: Gliese 15Ab.
3) Inkanyezi Efayo Idala Imbali Esikhaleni: Kuwo wonke ama-nebulae eplanethi esibhakabhakeni, alikho eligujwa ukwedlula i-M57, i-Ring Nebula.
4) Ukuqomisana Nenkanyezi … Izinkulungwane Ezingamakhulu Ezimbalwa, Eqinisweni: Amaqoqo e-globular apholile kakhulu. Phakathi kokunye, zinhle. Nginabo ubufakazi!
5) Indawo Yethu Emhlabeni Wonke: Siyakwamukela e-Laniakea: I-Laniakea (la-NEE-uh-KAY-uh ngicabanga ukuthi iseduze kakhulu nendlela oyibiza ngayo), iqoqo elikhulu le-galactic.

Uma ubuhle nobuhle, ukwesaba nobukhulu balezi zithombe kungakuncengi, angiqiniseki ukuthi akukho okuzokwenza. Umkhathi wethu mkhulu futhi siyingxenye encane yawo.

I-sliver esithengela i-Universe

Okuchithwa ekuhloleni indawo kuyinto encane, futhi amathemba ayajabulisa. Ukuphendula imibuzo ebiyingxenye yengqondo yomuntu yilokho abantu abakwenzayo. Yikhona okugqugquzela intuthuko kwezobuchwepheshe. Futhi imiphumela ibe njalo ukuphuka komhlaba futhi kuhle kakhulu.