# @worldscifest on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BlmSvdPgh-u
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2460717-worldscifest-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/94904988a5.jpg
- **Posted:** 2018-07-24T02:52:44.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WorldScienceFestival (@WorldSciFest) — https://gondola.cc/WorldSciFest

## Caption

Vera Rubin's observations of the speeds of stars at the edges of spiral galaxies implied an unseen mass, which we now call dark matter. She was born #OTD in 1928. 🌌
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#womeninscience #science #birthday #otd #darkmatter #astronomy #galaxy #space #cosmos #mondaymotivation #dark #matter #unknown #universe #questions #discovery #happybirthday #onthisday #sciencehistory #women #womancrush #whatsoutthere #stars

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## Tags

darkmatter, space, galaxy, unknown, womeninscience, cosmos, science, happybirthday, dark, women, discovery, universe, sciencehistory, questions, womancrush, onthisday, matter, whatsoutthere, birthday, stars, mondaymotivation, otd, astronomy

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