Color photo of Vera Rubin, perhaps in her 40s, working on a large apparatus with three men. She is looking at the camera, and wearing a gray-blue dress.

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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jul-2023 20:23:09 UTC Robert McNees

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   Imo, evidence for dark matter has always been as solid as the evidence for dark energy, which earned a Nobel Prize in 2011. But the historically sexist Nobel Committee never recognized Rubin with a share of a prize for dark matter. They just waited until she passed away.

   If helping discover roughly 27% of the Universe isn’t enough, what is? The lack of a Nobel doesn't diminish Rubin's contributions, but it did a lot to diminish my opinion of the Nobel.

   Image: Carnegie Institution of Washington