A Yale astrophysicist who explores cosmology, gravitational lensing, and black hole physics, Natarajan is honored for her work mapping the unseen universe.
By Mike Cummings
April 20, 2021
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Yale’s campus is always evolving to serve the university’s mission. Buildings go up, come down, and transform even during the pandemic. Yale soon will introduce several impressive new spaces for thinking, studying, relaxing, and finding inspiration.
Four major construction projects have wrapped up in the past year, despite a two-month pause at the pandemic’s onset, and a fifth project, a new field house at the university’s athletic complex in New Haven’s Westville neighborhood, is slated for completion in May. Other projects are now in progress.
Yale astrophysicist on unlocking the mystery of black holes and dark matter
In 2019, the first up-close image of a black hole was recorded. And yet, so much about them, their bizarre properties and the role they play in the universe remains a mystery. The distinguished Yale astrophysicist Priya Natarajan dives into black holes and dark matter in her lecture and book: Mapping The Heavens.
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The silhouette of the supermassive black hole that resides in the centre of the galaxy M87, outlined by emission from hot gas swirling around it under the influence of strong gravity. This image was produced by the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration on April 10, 2019. (National Science Foundation via Getty Images)