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Scientists alarmed as Rubin Observatory changes biography of astronomer Vera Rubin amid Trump's push to end DEI efforts

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Rubin Observatory altered the biography of Vera Rubin , for whom the facility is named, on its website.

The amended version curtails her legacy of championing women in science and removes all mentions of the observatory's efforts to reduce barriers for women and other historically underrepresented groups in the field.

Rubin earned worldwide recognition for changing the way we think of the universe by showing galaxies are mostly composed of dark matter.

Groups are working to use tools to archive content that has already been removed, as well as content that could potentially be erased from federal websites.

NASA employees were told to "drop everything" and "scrub mentions" of a list of words from public-facing sites.

Agency employees have also been instructed to remove their pronouns from all work communications and instead follow a pre-designed signature block.

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