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Vera Rubin’s Biography – Woman Who Shed Light on Dark Matter

The most popular conundrum in cosmology, dark matter, has several names attached to its discovery. One of them was Vera Florence Cooper Rubin commonly called Vera Rubin, whose role was one of the most crucial ones if not the most.…

By Sukriti Atrey

Space Women in Science

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Henrietta Swan Leavitt – Woman Who Pioneered Cosmic Measurements

Ever wondered how the insane distances between astronomical objects were calculated? The stars and galaxies are hundreds of light years…

Allen Isaac|February 13, 2023

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Jame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell in June 1967

Jocelyn Bell’s Discovery of Pulsars – Unsung Astrophysicist

A Pulsar is a densely magnetized revolving neutron star that produces electromagnetic radiation beams from its magnetic poles, the time…

Yashika Sharma|January 25, 2023

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astronomer Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin using a telescope

Cecilia Payne’s Discovery of Hydrogen in Stars

Stars have adorned the night sky since the dawn of time. But a crucial question about stars “what are stars…

Yashika Sharma|December 14, 2022

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