Dark matter makes up 85% of the universe, but researchers, including Vera Rubin herself, historically have had a hard time finding it.

The Vera Rubin Observatory sits atop the mountain Cerro Pachón in northern Chile.

A comet, now known as 3I/ATLAS, with 3I short for "third interstellar," sparked immediate excitement on July 1 when it was ...

Sometimes serendipity happens in science. Whether it's an apple falling from a tree or a melting chocolate bar, some of the ...

Chile's Vera Rubin observatory is named for the astronomer who changed the way we think about how galaxies move.

The Vera Rubin telescope is poised to kick off an explosive era of discovery. "It's like old-fashioned astronomy: Find the thing, point telescopes at it, argue about it. It's going to be fun." ...

At the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, all of the data will be made available to both Chilean and U.S astronomers which should aid the growing number of astronomers in Chile.

Vera Rubin, remarks quoted in National Science Foundation press release, 1996. Vera C. Rubin, “A Brief History of Dark Matter,” Physics Today 49, no. 12 (December 1996): 40–46.

— Vera Rubin July 23, 1928 — December 25, 2016 “Stay afraid, but do it anyways. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident.

Text: After years of teaching, Vera C. Rubin joined the Carnegie Institute for Terrestrial Magnetism in 1965 where she met collaborator Kent Ford.

Vera Rubin, M.S. ’51, a pioneering astronomer in research on galaxy rotation rates, will be honored on a U.S. Quarter as part of the 2025 American Women Quarters Program.

Vera Rubin, the scientist credited with proving the existence of dark matter, died in December. She’s remembered not just for work that changed our understanding of the make-up of the universe, but ...