Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil: A rare galaxy that's challenging our understanding of the universe
Бурчин Мутлу-Пакдил: Необикновената галактика, която предизвиква нашите разбирания за вселената
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.
галактики във Вселената.
an extremely rare one,
quite like anything observed before.
като никоя виждана досега.
and our assumptions
нашите теории и предположения
these common galaxies form and evolve.
тези галактики се сформират и еволюират.
how rare galaxies form and evolve.
галактики се сформират и еволюират.
is Hoag's Object.
случай с Предмета на Хоанг.
surrounded by a circular outer ring,
обиколено от кръгъл, външен пръстен,
types of galaxies currently known.
най-необичайните, открити досега.
in 1,000 galaxies.
in the outer ring are just floating there
външния пръстен просто седят там
discovered is even rarer
е още по-рядка
and search for these objects,
и търсите за тези неща,
in the background,
се появяват като фон,
to Hoag's Object,
като Предмета на Хоанг,
and circular outer ring.
външния си кръгъл пръстен.
we discovered another Hoag's Object.
че сме открили още един Предмет на Хоанг.
this is an entirely new galaxy type,
че това е коренно различен вид галактика,
as "Burçin's Galaxy."
"Галактиката на Бурчин".
this galaxy anytime soon.
light years away from Earth.
светлинни години от Земята.
of the nearby galaxies.
от близките галактики.
like a scar or wrinkles,
като белезите или бръчките,
in different light
в различна светлина
their origin and evolution.
техния произход и еволюция.
may blind our views of faint features,
да заслепи вижданията ни за слаби черти.
when you are blinded by the intense light.
когато сме заслепени от ярката светлина.
have an outer ring,
вътрешен пръстен.
explaining the origin of the outer ring
произхода на външния пръстен
this mysterious second ring.
втори мистериозен пръстен.
ring in such a peculiar galaxy.
пръстен в такава странна галактика.
clearly highlights the gap
ясно откроява пропуска
еволюцията на галактиките.
this extremely rare galaxy was formed
изключително рядка галактика е формирана
on how the universe works.
как нашата Вселената работи.
that we still have a lot to learn,
че ние все има още много да научим,
deeper and deeper in space
в пространството,
да търсим неизвестното.
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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