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In wrangling dark matter, some scientists find inspiration in the Torah, Krishna and Christ

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In this image taken in the 1970s and provided by the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Vera Rubin uses a measuring engine. Rubin, a pioneering astronomer who helped find powerful evidence of dark matter died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. She was 88. (Carnegie Institution of Washington via AP)

Vera Rubin, who did pioneering work on dark matter, dies

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