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Very few astronomers will be mourned with the same degree of love and admiration as Vera Rubin.

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I was the kind of kid who liked omnivorously almost all kinds of science - rock collections, fossils - and I like leaves, I like plants, and I like biology.

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Like many astronomers who use the great telescopes on Mauna Kea, I have participated personally and joyfully in ceremonies to celebrate the profound cosmic understanding that comes from joining ancient Hawaiian navigator traditions with the techniques of modern astronomy.

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Antarctica is a paradise compared to Mars.

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The origin of galaxies is one of the fundamental questions of astronomy, and that's what I've been studying.

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I think it's amazing that the entire community of astronomy has done what it's done. We've been able to deduce the nature of time and space and where we all came from. It's the most amazing detective story in history.

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One lesson astronomy tells us is that we're a tiny mote in a hostile void, and help is too far away.

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There are kind of two kinds of awards you can get as a scientist. One is Nobel-like in character: it's for one big thing, for a big revolutionary discovery. And it's wonderfully well known, and of course every scientist would love to get a Nobel prize. And there's a few other similar awards. They're for individual blockbuster discoveries.

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I take comfort in the fact that it is a beautiful universe, and we belong here and that we fit. This is our home.

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We've been given the gift of a billion years of cosmic time, and we should not screw it up. But at the rate we're using up our planet's natural resources and fouling our own nest means we're not going to last a billion years.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: December 28th, 1944

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