An American facility in Chile will honor Vera Rubin. (The Washington Post/Contributor via Getty Images via JTA) Kveller via JTA — When astronomer Vera Rubin first visited Caltech’s Palomar Observatory, a telescope facility, there was no restroom for her to use. In the mid-1960s, women weren’t even allowed inside […]

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