Vera Rubin Dead At 88, Lady Astronomer Who Pioneered The Existence Of Dark Matter Faced Gender Discrimination Throughout Her Career

Vera Rubin, the famous astronomer, also credited for her research on the existence of dark matter has died. According to The Washington Post, Vera Rubin passed away at an assisted living facility in Princeton, New Jersey at the age of 88 on Christmas day. Her death has been confirmed by her son Allan Rubin, who also said that she was suffering from dementia.

Vera Rubin is famous for entering what is traditionally considered a male dominated bastion and excelling at what she did. She is largely credited for verifying the existence of dark matter, which along with dark energy is now considered one of the fundamental principles in the study of the universe. Her discoveries, made along with physicist W. Kent Ford in the 70s brought a sea of change in the way scientists observed and understood the universe. Many of her peers and later, her successors cannot but agree upon the contribution made by Vera Rubin in the study of dark matter and our current understanding of astronomy

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