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Vera Florence Cooper Rubin ( / ˈruːbɪn /; July 23, 1928 – December 25, 2016) was an American astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates. [1] [2] She uncovered the discrepancy between the predicted and observed angular motion of galaxies by studying galactic rotation curves.
Dec 25, 2023 · Back to Article List. Vera Rubin found a lifetime of wonder in the dark skies. The trailblazer revolutionized our understanding of galaxies and the makeup of matter in the cosmos. By Elizabeth...
Feb 2, 2017 · Vera Cooper Rubin was a pioneering astronomer, an admired role model and a passionate champion of female scientists. Her groundbreaking work confirmed the existence of dark matter and...
Dec 27, 2016 · OBITUARY. Vera Rubin, Pioneering Astronomer, Dies at 88. The trail-blazing scientist confirmed the existence of mysterious dark matter and served as a champion for women and minorities in...
Jun 11, 2019 · Vera Rubin changed the way we think of the universe by showing that galaxies are mostly dark matter.
Aug 17, 2021 · Ashley Jean Yeager. MIT Press, $24.95. Vera Rubin’s research forced cosmologists to radically reimagine the cosmos. In the 1960s and ’70s, Rubin’s observations of stars whirling around...
She made essential contributions to the study of dark matter. Dr. Vera C. Rubin was an American astronomer whose work provided convincing evidence for the existence of unseen "dark" matter in the Universe. Prior to her work, dark matter was a concept that had been introduced but not taken seriously.
Dec 27, 2016 · Dec. 27, 2016. Vera Rubin, who transformed modern physics and astronomy with her observations showing that galaxies and stars are immersed in the gravitational grip of vast clouds of dark...
Mar 22, 2021 · BOOK REVIEW. 22 March 2021. Vera Rubin, astronomer extraordinaire — a new biography. She confirmed dark matter, probed spiral galaxies and fought inequality. By. Alison Abbott. Astronomer...
Dec 27, 2016 · Dec 27, 2016, 8:34 AM PST. Vera Rubin next to the Lowell Observatory 72-inch telescope. AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives, Rubin Collection. Astronomers believe more than 90 percent of the...
