Priyamvada Natarajan

We cannot explain the phenomenon of gravitational lensing without general relativity, and this is where MOND spectacularly fails.

— Priyamvada Natarajan

We cannot decide on the efficacy of a medical treatment by counting the number of 'Likes' an intervention receives on Facebook; no…

— Priyamvada Natarajan

Evidence has been mounting for the key role that black holes play in the process of galaxy formation. But it now appears…

— Priyamvada Natarajan

The deep fascination with the mysterious, and the impulse to seek and locate ourselves in the cosmic context, seems to be imprinted…

— Priyamvada Natarajan

I am a professor of astronomy and physics at Yale University, where I teach an introductory class in cosmology. I see the…

— Priyamvada Natarajan

Mapping, both literal and metaphorical, has always been about our quest for knowing.

— Priyamvada Natarajan

Scientific knowledge is, by its nature, provisional. This is due to the fact that as time goes on, with the invention of…

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Black holes are enigmatic astronomical objects, areas where the gravity is so immense that it has warped spacetime so that not even…

— Priyamvada Natarajan

Being nimble and ready to change our minds if need be is an attribute that is crucial to live and thrive in…

— Priyamvada Natarajan

Research in basic sciences now requires resources that no one country can provide.

— Priyamvada Natarajan

It is my idea that the public needs to be better educated about the nature of scientific inquiry and how the scientific…

— 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,…

— Priyamvada Natarajan

If you know the shape of the lens and the image you get, you can work out the path that light followed…

— Priyamvada Natarajan

The early universe was a dusty place, and the UV radiation from the hot, young black holes and stars would get enshrouded…

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We need to make sure that the Voyager probes carrying a record of human civilization speeding beyond our solar system remain an…

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I fell in love with the night sky when I first looked through a telescope as a young girl growing up in…

— Priyamvada Natarajan

I'm an astrophysicist and a professor, so my day job involves manipulating intractable numbers that characterize our universe.

— Priyamvada Natarajan

As Congress battles over spending and cost cutting, it is imperative that funding for math education programs does not fall victim.

— Priyamvada Natarajan

Growing up in Delhi, India, I did puzzles, explored numbers, and searched for patterns in everyday settings long before I ever saw…

— Priyamvada Natarajan

We scientists have an obsession with unification, a grand synthesis. And dark matter is an irritating missing piece.

— Priyamvada Natarajan

I find the world with its inequities and injustices to be messy, unfair, and complicated. The cosmos, on the other hand, is…

— Priyamvada Natarajan

Science is evidence-based and provides a continuing understanding of complex natural phenomena. Our understanding is constantly evolving and continually improving.

— Priyamvada Natarajan

The existence of dark matter and dark energy are inferred from observations! They are not theoretical constructs. Though invisible, both reveal their…

— Priyamvada Natarajan

We knew from theoretical models that mergers of massive, gas-rich galaxies were more frequent in the past. Now we've found that these…

— Priyamvada Natarajan

I am obsessed with trying to understand why there is such rampant denialism of science in our country. I find this exuberant…

— Priyamvada Natarajan