How To Name A Galaxy

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

How do you get a galaxy named for you? In this episode, we learn about the incredible life of Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil, who discovered a new type of galaxy now known as “Burçin’s Galaxy.” Since she was young, Burçin dreamed of studying the stars as an astrophysicist. But she faced many challenges to getting an education, because of what she wanted to wear. Burçin was determined to both be true to her beliefs, and become a scientist. Find out how she did it, and made a huge discovery that changes the way we think about the universe. Hear more from Burcin about her work on dark matter! Listen to our special bonus interview episode available for patrons who pledge $1 or more a month on patreon.com/tumblepodcast. Visit the blog on our website, sciencepodcastforkids.com, for more resources on this episode including videos, photos, and links to more galaxy science.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Lindsay.
0:04.1	And I'm Marshall.
0:05.1	Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:08.4	Today, we're going to learn about the incredible life of an astronomer who has a galaxy
0:13.9	named after her.
0:15.4	How do you get a galaxy named after you?
0:17.3	Marshall the Galaxy has a real nice ring to it, so I'd like to get started on that project.
0:21.6	We'll find out when we follow Bertjen Mutlu Paktil on her journey from Turkey to America
0:27.8	and all the way to her galaxy and back.
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1:07.2	Bertjen Mutlu Paktil is one of the friendliest astrophysicists you'll ever meet.
1:12.4	I love speaking, talking, and like hanging out with people.
1:17.2	She has an easy laugh and a constant smile.
1:21.0	Her path to the stars began when she was young, with a very common homework assignment.
1:27.8	Everything started with a middle school assignment.
1:31.2	Wait, so let me guess, was it the thing where she was adding fractions and you have to do
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