Astronomy Cast Ep. 358: Modern Women: Sandra Faber

By Fraser Cain - November 17, 2014 02:51 PM UTC | Site News

Our focus on female astronomers continues with Sandra Faber, and Professor of Astronomy at UC Santa Cruz. Faber was part of the team that turned up the Great Attractor, a mysterious mass hidden by the disk of the Milky Way.

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