Celebrating Vera Rubin, the astronomer whose work on dark matter changed our understanding of the universe and opened the door to women in astronomy. Though she was denied a Nobel, her legacy lives on in the Vera Rubin Observatory and the generations of researchers she inspired. #WomensHistoryMonth Carnegie Institution for Science 🎥 Watch the short documentary now. | Scientific American

3.3K views · 148 reactions | Hear the beauty of the universe! In a new NASA+ documentary, learn how sonifications of telescope data make galaxies, black holes and other astronomical objects accessible to blind and visually impaired astronomers and enthusiasts. https://plus.nasa.gov/video/listen-to-the-universe/ | NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center | Facebook