Senior women make up 23.8 percent of UCSC’s astronomy faculty, while only 18 percent of American Astronomical Society members are women. “UCSC has been working hard for many years to make our department female-friendly,” said Sandra Faber, University Professor and chair of astronomy and astrophysics.

Trimble and Weintraub bring together the stories of the tough and determined women who flung the doors wide open. Taking readers from 1960 to today, this triumphant anthology serves as an inspiration to current and future generations of women scientists while giving voice to the history of a transformative era in astronomy.

Scientists at the observatory said none of them pose any threat to our planet. ... Vera C. Rubin, is considered one of the most influential female astronomers of all time.

How Astronomers Will Deal With 60 Million Billion Bytes of Imagery. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will make the study of stars and galaxies more like the big data-sorting exercises of contemporary ...