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Vera Rubin, Pioneering Astronomer Who Confirmed Existence of Dark Matter, Dies At 88 (www.cbc.ca)

Posted by BeauHD on from the rest-in-peace dept.

Mikkeles quotes a report from CBC.ca: Vera Rubin, a pioneering astronomer who helped find powerful evidence of dark matter, has died, her son said Monday. She was 88. Vera Rubin found that galaxies don't quite rotate the way they were predicted, and that lent support to the theory that some other force was at work, namely dark matter. Rubin's scientific achievements earned her numerous awards and honors, including a National Medal of Science presented by then-president Bill Clinton in 1993 "for her pioneering research programs in observational cosmology." She also became the second female astronomer to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

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  1. Confirmed Existence? by sexconker · · Score: 4, Insightful

    When exactly did we confirm the existence of dark matter?

  2. Re: An Amazing Human by lucm · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's kinda sad, especially since Seinfeld is not even funny. Even in the show named after him he was the least funny character.

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  3. Re: Dark Matter is a horrible kludge by xtal · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Science disproves through experiment and fact. Those theories are being experimentally tested, data is being collected, and they are falsifiable. Both are well past the bar for requiring further investigation.

    Shame on YOU.

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  4. Re: An Amazing Human by hey! · · Score: 3, Insightful

    As a rule people who see others responding to X and say, "Well what about Y?" don't give a shit about X or Y.

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