Vera Rubin - RIP at 88

[Channel Hopper]

Astronomer extraordinary and one of the pioneers behind the theory of dark matter.

BBC - Universe - Vera Rubin (pictures, video, facts & news)

 

[Vipersan]

..and another one bites the dust..
interstellar or otherwise..
RIP Vera ..

 

[Tururu]

RIP

Winter is hard and health problems/ailments get worse these days.
El invierno es duro y los problemas de salud/dolencias se agraban en estas fechas.

 

[Channel Hopper]

RIP

Winter is hard and health problems/ailments get worse these days.

Yirsinia pestis is little more than a scratch.

 

[Topper]

R.I.P. Vera, I did pick this up on my news feed last night but could not for shame post it

 

[william-1]

RIP Vera all will be revealed one day thanks to your research.

 

[Llew]

R.I.P Vera

No Nobel Prize? Shame on you Stockholm..

 

[PaulR]

Indeed Llew. I suspect that it's because no-one has actually found any dark matter yet despite intensive searching.

RIP Vera.

 

[Llew]

Indeed Llew. I suspect that it's because no-one has actually found any dark matter yet despite intensive searching.

RIP Vera.

True enough, but 2011's Nobel Prize was awarded to scientists for their investigation into dark energy, but they only know it exists, not what it might be.