First observatory named after a woman

 

Wonderful news today! The LSST telescope has been renamed after Vera Rubin (credited with cementing the discovery of dark matterThis image requires alt text, but the alt text is currently blank. Either add alt text or mark the image as decorative.). This will be the first national US observatory to be named after a women.

 

https://www.lsst.org/news/vro-press-release

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