Deepto Chakrabarty Quotes

We're amazed that the planet-formation process seems to be so universal. Pulsars emit a tremendous amount of high energy radiation, yet within this harsh environment we have a disk that looks a lot like those around young stars where planets are formed. - Deepto Chakrabarty

This disk looks remarkably like those also seen around ordinary young stars in which planets are known to form. - Deepto Chakrabarty

The Rossi Explorer is a powerful tool to probe the environs of black holes and neutron stars. It has been thrilling to join my colleagues in so many discoveries. - Deepto Chakrabarty

Suppose you form a neutron star that is close to the upper limit. If enough stuff falls back, it'll push the star over this limit and a black hole will form. - Deepto Chakrabarty

It's like throwing a baseball straight up into the air. Unless you're throwing it really, really fast, it's eventually going to fall back down on you. - Deepto Chakrabarty

It shows that planet formation is really ubiquitous in the universe. It's a very robust process and can happen in all sorts of unexpected environments. - Deepto Chakrabarty

Bruno Rossi was a giant at MIT, and as an MIT professor, I am humbled to receive an award named in his honor. - Deepto Chakrabarty

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