The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a cutting-edge astronomy facility with Bay Area ties, unveiled its first images taken with its record-setting camera, including pictures of swirling galaxies and nebulae. The snapshots are a preview of what will be a 10-year movie of the cosmos that scientists say will enable significant scientific advances, including an inventory of the solar system and insights into dark matter and dark energy. 🎥: @joytakesphotos | San Francisco Chronicle

Vera Rubin's work provided convincing evidence for a mysterious substance – dark matter. | NOVA l PBS

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The hunt for dark matter began in the 1970s, when astronomer Vera Rubin discovered that the only way to explain the gravitational pull of galaxies is if there is some other matter in the universe we cannot see. More on the search for dark matter on #60in6onQuibi: link.quibi.com/60in6 | 60 Minutes