Jennifer Ouellette remembers Vera Rubin:

Astronomy lost a great scientist today.

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Vera Rubin wasn’t very active on Twitter, in fact she sent only six tweets, all on February 6 this year. But they’re good ones.

Don't forget to marvel at the nights sky's magnificence. If you are lucky enough that might turn into your life's passion.

— Vera Rubin (@rubin_vera) February 4, 2016

Don't let anyone tell you that you aren't good enough.My science teacher once told me I wasn't good enough for science and look at me now.

— Vera Rubin (@rubin_vera) February 4, 2016

Don't shoot for the stars, we already know what's there. Shoot for the space in between because that's where the real mystery lies.

— Vera Rubin (@rubin_vera) February 4, 2016

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The BBC:

Astronomer Vera Rubin, whose pioneering work on galaxy rotation rates led to the theory of dark matter, has died at the age of 88, her son says.

Allan Rubin said she died on Sunday of natural causes, AP reported. She was living in Princeton, New Jersey.

Her studies earned her numerous honours, including being the second female astronomer to be elected to the US National Academy of Sciences.

But many questioned why she was never awarded a Nobel Prize.

I bet I know. I bet you do too.

In 1974, Rubin discovered that the stars at the edges of galaxies moved faster than expected.

Gravity calculations using only visible matter in galaxies showed that the outer stars