Astronomer Vera Rubin was captivated by the stars as a child in D.C.
- Posted on June 24, 2025
- By Washington Post
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Astronomer Vera Rubin was captivated by the stars as a child in D.C.
Vera Cooper grew up gazing at the night sky from the window of a D.C. townhouse in the 1930s, when her teachers told the aspiring astronomer to avoid science.