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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. These results were later confirmed over subsequent decades.
Dec 25, 2023 · Her name was Vera Rubin, and her work helped to revolutionize astronomy in the middle part of the 20 th Century. Rubin was born Vera Florence Cooper in Philadelphia on July 23, 1928 and died...
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...
Oct 9, 2024 · In 1965, Vera Rubin wasn’t just watching history unfold; she was making it—pioneering our understanding of the universe while shattering barriers for women in science. 1965 was a year of opening doors.
Jun 11, 2019 · Astronomer Vera Rubin changed the way we think of the universe by showing that galaxies are mostly dark matter. On a dry and clear night at the Kitt Peak Observatory in the mountains of southern...
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 · 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 matter, died on Sunday...
Dec 27, 2016 · 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 science.
Dec 28, 2016 · Vera Rubin, who died aged 88 on 25 December, was a distinguished astrophysicist and Gold Medalist of the RAS, who built her career on data that conflicted with received wisdom.
Jan 27, 2017 · Pioneering astronomer Vera Rubin passed away Dec. 25, 2016 at the age of 88. Perhaps best known for discovering the discrepancy between the observed rotation of galaxies and their predicted rotation by the Newtonian laws of gravity, evidence for the existence of dark matter, Rubin was a towering figure in modern astronomy, and her work was ...
