Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil: A rare galaxy that's challenging our understanding of the universe
Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil: Rzadka galaktyka, która kwestionuje nasze rozumienie wszechświata
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.
ponad bilion galaktyk.
niezwykle rzadką galaktykę,
an extremely rare one,
quite like anything observed before.
co dotąd zaobserwowano.
and our assumptions
these common galaxies form and evolve.
jak zwykłe galaktyki powstają i ewoluują.
how rare galaxies form and evolve.
i ewoluują rzadkie galaktyki.
is Hoag's Object.
przypadkiem jest Obiekt Hoaga.
surrounded by a circular outer ring,
otoczone zewnętrznym pierścieniem,
żadnego widocznego połączenia.
types of galaxies currently known.
z najrzadszych obecnie znanych.
in 1,000 galaxies.
na 1000 takich galaktyk.
in the outer ring are just floating there
unoszą się w zewnętrznym pierścieniu
jeszcze bardziej tajemnicze.
discovered is even rarer
mój zespół jest jeszcze rzadsza
and search for these objects,
in the background,
to Hoag's Object,
bardzo podobny do Obiektu Hoaga.
and circular outer ring.
i okrągły zewnętrzny pierścień.
we discovered another Hoag's Object.
że znaleźliśmy kolejny Obiekt Hoaga.
this is an entirely new galaxy type,
że jest to całkiem nowy typ galaktyki,
as "Burçin's Galaxy."
nazywany Galaktyką Burçin.
this galaxy anytime soon.
nie odwiedzimy tej galaktyki.
light years away from Earth.
lat świetlnych od Ziemi.
of the nearby galaxies.
z pobliskich galaktyk.
i w podczerwieni.
like a scar or wrinkles,
takie jak blizna czy zmarszczki
in different light
galaktyki w różnym świetle
their origin and evolution.
jej pochodzenie i ewolucję.
przesłaniać drobne szczegóły.
may blind our views of faint features,
kiedy oślepia nas mocne światło.
when you are blinded by the intense light.
have an outer ring,
zewnętrzny pierścień.
pierścień wewnętrzny.
explaining the origin of the outer ring
zewnętrznego pierścienia
this mysterious second ring.
ten drugi tajemniczy pierścień.
ring in such a peculiar galaxy.
pierścienia w tak osobliwej galaktyce.
clearly highlights the gap
wyraźnie wskazuje na lukę
this extremely rare galaxy was formed
tej niezwykle rzadkiej galaktyki
na temat działania wszechświata.
on how the universe works.
that we still have a lot to learn,
że musimy się jeszcze wiele nauczyć,
deeper and deeper in space
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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