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2,658,461 views | Burčin Mutlu-Pakdil (Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil) • TED2018

Retka galaksija koja dovodi u pitanje naše razumevanje univerzuma

Kakav je osećaj otkriti galaksiju - i nazvati je vašim imenom? Astrofizičarka i članica TED Fellows programa, Burčin Mutlu-Pakdil, nam u svom kratkom govoru prepričava iznenađujuće otkriće svog tima, a koje se tiče novog misterioznog tipa galaksije.

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Kakav je osećaj otkriti galaksiju - i nazvati je vašim imenom? Astrofizičarka i članica TED Fellows programa, Burčin Mutlu-Pakdil, nam u svom kratkom govoru prepričava iznenađujuće otkriće svog tima, a koje se tiče novog misterioznog tipa galaksije.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil

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TED Senior Fellow Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil studies extreme objects -- including a rare double-ringed elliptical galaxy she discovered -- to help us understand how galaxies form and evolve.

Marc Seigar | Morgan and Claypool Publishers, 2017 | Book

Spiral Structure in Galaxies

This book reviews the history behind the discovery of spiral galaxies and the problems faced when trying to explain the existence of spiral structure. You will find subjects such as galaxy morphology and structure as well as several models for spiral structure. It is an easy-to-read book.

James Binney and Scott Tremaine | Princeton University Press, 2008 | Book

Galactic Dynamics

This book is one of the most widely used advanced textbooks on the structure and dynamics of galaxies.

R. Buta and F. Combes | Fundamentals of Cosmic Physics, 1996 | Article

"Galactic Rings"

This is an important review article, which is all about ring structures.

zooniverse.org | Explore

Zooniverse

This is an amazing, people-powered research project. Zooniverse enables everyone to take part in real cutting-edge research and creates opportunities for anyone to unlock answers and contribute to real discoveries. By participating in Galaxy Zoo, you can help scientists discover the secrets of galaxy evolution by classifying distant galaxies.