American astronomer Vera Rubin made seminal observations that provided key evidence for the existence of dark matter, an invisible substance that makes up a significant portion of the universe's mass. Her groundbreaking work in the 1960s and 70s on the rotation rates of galaxies was critical in changing our understanding of the universe's composition and has had lasting impacts on astrophysics.
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