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Related: About this forumAstronomer Vera Rubin, pioneer of dark matter theory, has died
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Astronomer Vera Rubin, pioneer of dark matter theory, has died (Original Post)
shenmue
Dec 2016
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I wonder if Vera Rubin realized before her death that the mystery of dark matter had been solved beyond doubt.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2016
#1
Fritz Zwicky noticed it earlier, but Rubin's measurements made it more clear...
Buckeye_Democrat
Dec 2016
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InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,530 posts)1. I wonder if Vera Rubin realized before her death that the mystery of dark matter had been solved beyond doubt.
Buckeye_Democrat
(15,028 posts)3. Okay, spill the beans!
Buckeye_Democrat
(15,028 posts)2. Fritz Zwicky noticed it earlier, but Rubin's measurements made it more clear...
... that something wasn't right with the models.
niyad
(119,489 posts)4. k and r
ismnotwasm
(42,433 posts)5. We tend to bond psychologlly to celebrities
But this lady was one hell of a woman---so sad so few knew her name