It's #FeatureFriday! Meet Nora Shipp, stellar streams extraordinaire ✨

Stellar streams are the torn-apart remnants of small galaxies or star clusters around the Milky Way—they hold clues about its history, and the dark matter that surrounds it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG_fWaNQy0Q

Rubin Observatory will Reveal Dark Matter’s Ghostly Disruptions of Stellar Streams

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Looking forward to Rubin data, she's excited about all the undiscovered stellar streams that Rubin's sharp eye will reveal—and the insights about dark matter they will enable!

Learn more about Nora in our latest #RubinVoices feature: https://rubinobservatory.org/explore/staff/nora-shipp

And read more about Rubin and stellar streams in our recent release: https://rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-reveal-stellar-streams

Nora Shipp

Vera C. Observatory is a brand new astronomy facility that will answer some of our biggest questions about the Universe