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… — Priyamvada Natarajan Copy Share Image
Data suggest that central black holes might play an important role in adjusting how many stars form in the galaxies they inhabit. For one thing, the energy produced when matter falls into the black hole may heat up the surrounding… — Priyamvada Natarajan Copy Share Image
We cannot explain the phenomenon of gravitational lensing without general relativity, and this is where MOND spectacularly fails. — Priyamvada Natarajan Copy Share Image
We cannot decide on the efficacy of a medical treatment by counting the number of 'Likes' an intervention receives on Facebook; no matter what,… — Priyamvada Natarajan Copy Share Image
Evidence has been mounting for the key role that black holes play in the process of galaxy formation. But it now appears that they… — Priyamvada Natarajan Copy Share Image
The deep fascination with the mysterious, and the impulse to seek and locate ourselves in the cosmic context, seems to be imprinted in our… — Priyamvada Natarajan Copy Share Image
I am a professor of astronomy and physics at Yale University, where I teach an introductory class in cosmology. I see the deficiencies that… — Priyamvada Natarajan Copy Share Image
Mapping, both literal and metaphorical, has always been about our quest for knowing. — Priyamvada Natarajan Copy Share Image
Scientific knowledge is, by its nature, provisional. This is due to the fact that as time goes on, with the invention of better instruments,… — Priyamvada Natarajan Copy Share Image
Black holes are enigmatic astronomical objects, areas where the gravity is so immense that it has warped spacetime so that not even light can… — Priyamvada Natarajan Copy Share Image
Being nimble and ready to change our minds if need be is an attribute that is crucial to live and thrive in a society… — Priyamvada Natarajan Copy Share Image
Research in basic sciences now requires resources that no one country can provide. — Priyamvada Natarajan Copy Share Image
It is my idea that the public needs to be better educated about the nature of scientific inquiry and how the scientific process works.… — Priyamvada Natarajan Copy Share Image
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,… — Priyamvada Natarajan Copy Share Image
