Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil: A rare galaxy that's challenging our understanding of the universe
Бурчин Мутлу-Пакдил: Исклучителна галаксија која фрла сомнеж врз нашето поимање на универзумот
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.
еден билион галаксии.
an extremely rare one,
quite like anything observed before.
од она што е забележано досега.
and our assumptions
теории и претпоставки
these common galaxies form and evolve.
развојот на општопознатите галаксии.
how rare galaxies form and evolve.
и се развиваат оние поретките.
is Hoag's Object.
е Хоговиот Објект.
surrounded by a circular outer ring,
опкружено со кружен, надворешен прстен,
видлива материја.
types of galaxies currently known.
видови на галаксии досега откриени.
in 1,000 galaxies.
галаксии.
in the outer ring are just floating there
во надворешниот прстен
discovered is even rarer
е уште поретка
and search for these objects,
барате вакви тела,
in the background,
се појавуваат од позадина
to Hoag's Object,
на Хоговиот Објект,
and circular outer ring.
надворешен прстен.
we discovered another Hoag's Object.
откриле уште еден Хогов Објект.
this is an entirely new galaxy type,
ова е сосема нов вид на галаксија,
as "Burçin's Galaxy."
"Галаксијата на Бурчин".
this galaxy anytime soon.
во блиска иднина,
light years away from Earth.
светлосни години од Земјата.
of the nearby galaxies.
најблиските галаксии.
различни светла -
блиску инфрацрвено подрачје.
like a scar or wrinkles,
како лузни или брчки
in different light
галаксијата под различно светло
their origin and evolution.
нивното потекло и развој.
централно тело
скриени карактеристики,
may blind our views of faint features,
ги засени нејасните карактеристики.
when you are blinded by the intense light.
кога сме заслепени од интензивна светлина.
have an outer ring,
надворешен прстен,
внатрешен прстен.
explaining the origin of the outer ring
потеклото на надворешниот прстен
this mysterious second ring.
мистериозниот втор прстен.
ring in such a peculiar galaxy.
прстен во една толку необична галаксија.
clearly highlights the gap
јасно го рефлектира јазот
на галаксиите.
this extremely rare galaxy was formed
на оваа исклучително ретка галаксија
on how the universe works.
за начинот на кој универзумот функционира.
that we still have a lot to learn,
имаме уште многу за учење,
deeper and deeper in space
сè подлабоко во космосот
по непознатото.
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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