Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil: A rare galaxy that's challenging our understanding of the universe
بورچین موتلو- پاکدل: کهکشانی کمیاب که فهم ما از کیهان را به چالش میکشد
Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil studies the structure and dynamics of galaxies to help us understand how they form and evolve. Full bio
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galaxies in the universe.
درعالم وجود دارد.
an extremely rare one,
آن را کشف کرده،
quite like anything observed before.
از مشاهدات قبلی نیست.
and our assumptions
در مورد عملکرد کیهان
these common galaxies form and evolve.
متداول نظریههای قویای داریم.
how rare galaxies form and evolve.
کهکشانهای کمیاب چیزی نمیدانیم.
is Hoag's Object.
surrounded by a circular outer ring,
بوسیله یک حلقه خارجی دوار احاطه شده،
types of galaxies currently known.
کهکشانهایی هستند که فعلا میشناسیم.
in 1,000 galaxies.
in the outer ring are just floating there
با چنین دقتی معلق ماندهاند
discovered is even rarer
and search for these objects,
میگردید و میگردید،
in the background,
to Hoag's Object,
and circular outer ring.
we discovered another Hoag's Object.
یک شیء هوگ دیگر کشف کردیم.
this is an entirely new galaxy type,
یک گونه کاملا جدید از کهکشانهاست.
as "Burçin's Galaxy."
نام برده میشود.
this galaxy anytime soon.
ملاقات نخواهیم کرد.
light years away from Earth.
با زمین فاصله دارد.
of the nearby galaxies.
کهکشانهای مجاور ماست.
مطالعه کردم --
like a scar or wrinkles,
همچون یک زخم یا چروک،
in different light
زیر نورهای مختلف
their origin and evolution.
و تکاملشان پی ببریم.
may blind our views of faint features,
نگاهمان را نسبت به جزییات کمنور کور کند،
when you are blinded by the intense light.
اذیت میکند از عینک آفتابی استفاده میکنید.
have an outer ring,
حلقه داخلی فروپاشیده هم دارد.
explaining the origin of the outer ring
توضیح دادن منشا حلقه خارجی
this mysterious second ring.
عجیب را هم توضیح بدهیم.
ring in such a peculiar galaxy.
در چنین کهکشان خاصی توضیح بدهد.
clearly highlights the gap
به وضوح شکافی را معین کرده
this extremely rare galaxy was formed
کهکشان فوق کمیاب صورت میگیرد
on how the universe works.
چگونگی کار جهان به ما بدهد.
that we still have a lot to learn,
خیلی چیزها داریم که باید بیاموزیم.
deeper and deeper in space
در فضا کاوش کنیم
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil - AstrophysicistBurçin Mutlu-Pakdil studies the structure and dynamics of galaxies to help us understand how they form and evolve.
Why you should listen
Dr. Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil is searching for the most peculiar objects in the Universe. Her research has led to a discovery of an extremely rare galaxy with a unique circular structure, which is now commonly referred to as Burçin's Galaxy. Her work has provided the first description of a double-ringed elliptical galaxy, challenging current theories and assumptions about how the universe works and how galaxies start and evolve.
Mutlu-Pakdil earned her PhD at the University of Minnesota, and her undergraduate degree is from Bilkent University in Turkey. She is currently a postdoctoral research associate at University of Arizona and a 2018 TED Fellow. She spends most of her time searching for hierarchical structure at the scale of dwarf galaxies as a novel test of the Cold Dark Matter paradigm. She uses data gathered in a large range of wavelengths from premier telescopes worldwide and wants to learn more about how the Universe came to be the way it is today.
Mutlu-Pakdil's findings have been featured by CNN, Science Daily, Astronomy Magazine, Independent and MPR News, among many others. Damon Brown wrote in his regular Inc. Magazine online column: “Many organizations are dedicated to filling the STEM pipeline with more girls and women. Others are supporting the cause by being an example. TED Fellow Burçin is representing by being one of the most notable astrophysicists today.”
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