Astronomer Vera Rubin, who confirmed the existence of dark matter (and should have received a Nobel), would have been 95 today. Her inspiring story, and then an animated poem about dark matter read by Patti Smith: https://t.co/wjAgeo7ZvR
Let There Always Be Light: Dark Matter and the Mystery of Our Mortal Stardust (Patti Smith Reads Rebecca Elson)
“For this we go out dark nights, searching… for signs of unseen things… Let there be swarms of them, enough for immortality, always a star where we can warm ourselves.”
Hercule Parrot
Maria Popova