19长难句学习第26句

Astrophysicists working with ground-based detectors at the South Pole and balloon-borne instruments are closing in on such structures,and may report their findings soon.

重点词汇

astrophysicist   天体物理学家

detector  探测器

切分句子

这是由and连接的两个句子，主谓宾结构，主语是Astrophysicists，谓语分别是are closing in on和may report，working with ground-based detectors at the South Pole and balloon-borne instruments是定语，修饰前面的主语。

参考译文

使用南极的地面探测器和球载仪器的天体物理学家，正在研究这些结构，并且也许不久会报告他们的观测结果。