Henrietta Swan Leavitt: Measuring the Universe (2026)
Henrietta Swan Leavitt discovered how to measure the universe. A guide to her period-luminosity law, the cosmic distance ladder and her lasting legacy.
Women in Astronomy
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The women who shaped astronomy - from Hypatia to Vera Rubin.
Vera Rubin: The Astronomer Who Proved Dark Matter (2026)
Vera Rubin found the first strong evidence for dark matter by measuring how galaxies spin. A guide to her discovery, her struggles and her lasting legacy.
Hypatia of Alexandria: Astronomer and Mathematician
Hypatia of Alexandria was the last great scholar of the ancient world — astronomer, mathematician and philosopher. Her remarkable life, work and death.
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The Essential 1925 Stellar Breakthrough
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin proved stars are mostly hydrogen in her 1925 thesis. Learn how this overlooked discovery rewrote everything we know about the cosmos.