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AN investigator of one of science’s great unsolved mysteries has become the first woman to be appointed Astronomer Royal for Scotland. Catherine Heymans, a world-leading expert on the physics of the so-called dark universe, has been awarded the almost 200-year-old title. The astrophysicist was recommended to the Queen for the role by an international panel, convened by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Heymans said: “I don’t think anyone forgets the first time they saw the rings of Saturn through a telescope, but too many people never have the chance. “As Astronomer Royal for Scotland, I want to change that.
An investigator of one of science’s great unsolved mysteries has become the first woman to be appointed Astronomer Royal for Scotland. Catherine Heymans, a world-leading expert on the physics of the so-called dark universe, has been awarded the almost 200-year-old title. The astrophysicist was recommended to the Queen for the role by an international panel, convened by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Prof Heymans said: “I don’t think anyone forgets the first time they saw the rings of Saturn through a telescope, but too many people never have the chance. “As Astronomer Royal for Scotland, I want to change that.