28 December 2016
Discrepancies in data suggest less dark matter now than after the big bang
...,” was another instrumental figure whose work on galaxies also helped add credence to the idea of dark matter. "Vera Rubin was a national treasure as an accomplished astronomer and a wonderful role model for young scientists," said Matthew Scott...
03 January 2017
What did 2016 do for us?
... in science and technology who helped advance our understanding of the Universe around us; Piers Sellers, John Glenn, Vera Rubins, Ann Caracristi and Deborah Jin, again, to name but a few…. The list it seemed was pretty endless...
21 December 2018
InSight deploys its first instrument on Mars
... (JPL) in Pasadena, California. Like one of NASA's other famous rovers – Curiosity – which is currently drilling holes on the Vera Rubin Ridge, InSight has a full-scale working model, aptly named ForeSight, which allows the team to test...