Vera Rubin Was a Pioneering Female Astronomer. Her Federal Bio Now Doesn’t Mention Efforts to Diversify Science.

The late Vera Rubin was an advocate for equal treatment and representation of women in science.

A section of her online biography titled, “She advocated for women’s interests in science,” was gone.

It reappeared in a stripped-down form later that day amid a chaotic federal government response to Trump 's campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Rubin was awarded the National Medal of Science by President Bill Clinton in 1993 .

The observatory in Chile is named after her and includes a powerful telescope.

It will “soon witness the explosions of millions of dying stars” and “capture the cosmos in exquisite detail,” its website says.