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> [The existence of dark matter and dark energy are inferred from observations! They are not theoretical constructs. Though invisible, both reveal their presence through the effects that they exert on motions of celestial bodies and in the case of dark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamvada-natarajan/the-existence-of-dark-matter-and-dark-energy-are-inferred-from/)

[Priyamvada Natarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamvada-natarajan/)

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## Other authors on Dark energy

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-neil-degrasse-tyson-70683.jpg) Neil deGrasse Tyson 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dark-energy/neil-degrasse-tyson/)
- [Adam Riess 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dark-energy/adam-riess/)

## More by Priyamvada Natarajan

> [We cannot explain the phenomenon of gravitational lensing without general relativity, and this is where MOND spectacularly fails.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamvada-natarajan/we-cannot-explain-the-phenomenon-of-gravitational-lensing-without/)

[Priyamvada Natarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamvada-natarajan/)

> [We cannot decide on the efficacy of a medical treatment by counting the number of 'Likes' an intervention receives on Facebook; no matter what,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamvada-natarajan/we-cannot-decide-on-the-efficacy-of-a-medical-treatment-by-counting/)

[Priyamvada Natarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamvada-natarajan/)

> [Evidence has been mounting for the key role that black holes play in the process of galaxy formation. But it now appears that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamvada-natarajan/evidence-has-been-mounting-for-the-key-role-that-black-holes-play-in/)

[Priyamvada Natarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamvada-natarajan/)

> [The deep fascination with the mysterious, and the impulse to seek and locate ourselves in the cosmic context, seems to be imprinted in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamvada-natarajan/the-deep-fascination-with-the-mysterious-and-the-impulse-to-seek-and/)

[Priyamvada Natarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamvada-natarajan/)

> [I am a professor of astronomy and physics at Yale University, where I teach an introductory class in cosmology. I see the deficiencies that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamvada-natarajan/i-am-a-professor-of-astronomy-and-physics-at-yale-university-where-i/)

[Priyamvada Natarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamvada-natarajan/)

> [Mapping, both literal and metaphorical, has always been about our quest for knowing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamvada-natarajan/mapping-both-literal-and-metaphorical-has-always-been-about-our-quest/)

[Priyamvada Natarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamvada-natarajan/)

> [Scientific knowledge is, by its nature, provisional. This is due to the fact that as time goes on, with the invention of better instruments,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamvada-natarajan/scientific-knowledge-is-by-its-nature-provisional-this-is-due-to-the/)

[Priyamvada Natarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamvada-natarajan/)

> [Black holes are enigmatic astronomical objects, areas where the gravity is so immense that it has warped spacetime so that not even light can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamvada-natarajan/black-holes-are-enigmatic-astronomical-objects-areas-where-the/)

[Priyamvada Natarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamvada-natarajan/)

> [Being nimble and ready to change our minds if need be is an attribute that is crucial to live and thrive in a society…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamvada-natarajan/being-nimble-and-ready-to-change-our-minds-if-need-be-is-an-attribute/)

[Priyamvada Natarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamvada-natarajan/)

> [Research in basic sciences now requires resources that no one country can provide.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamvada-natarajan/research-in-basic-sciences-now-requires-resources-that-no-one-country/)

[Priyamvada Natarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamvada-natarajan/)

> [It is my idea that the public needs to be better educated about the nature of scientific inquiry and how the scientific process works.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamvada-natarajan/it-is-my-idea-that-the-public-needs-to-be-better-educated-about-the/)

[Priyamvada Natarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamvada-natarajan/)

> [The precise effects of lensing depend on the mass of the lens, the structure of space-time, and the relative distance between us, the lens,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamvada-natarajan/the-precise-effects-of-lensing-depend-on-the-mass-of-the-lens-the/)

[Priyamvada Natarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamvada-natarajan/)

> [If you know the shape of the lens and the image you get, you can work out the path that light followed between the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamvada-natarajan/if-you-know-the-shape-of-the-lens-and-the-image-you-get-you-can-work/)

[Priyamvada Natarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamvada-natarajan/)

> [The early universe was a dusty place, and the UV radiation from the hot, young black holes and stars would get enshrouded by dust,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamvada-natarajan/the-early-universe-was-a-dusty-place-and-the-uv-radiation-from-the/)

[Priyamvada Natarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamvada-natarajan/)

> [We need to make sure that the Voyager probes carrying a record of human civilization speeding beyond our solar system remain an introduction to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyamvada-natarajan/we-need-to-make-sure-that-the-voyager-probes-carrying-a-record-of/)

[Priyamvada Natarajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyamvada-natarajan/)

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