List of Cosmologists - R

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• Martin Rees (1942–) proposed that quasars are powered by black holes, disproved steady state by studying distribution of quasars
• Yoel Rephaeli used the distortion of the cosmic background by high-energy electrons to infer the existence of galaxy clusters
• Adam Riess (1969–) found evidence in supernova data that the expansion of the universe is accelerating and confirming dark energy models
• Wolfgang Rindler (1924-) coined the phrase "event horizon", Rindler Coordinates, and popularized the use of spinors (with Roger Penrose)
• Howard P. Robertson (1903–1961) solved the two-body problem in an approximation to general relativity, developed the standard model of general relativity
• Vera Rubin (1928–) discovered discrepancies in galactic rotation rates leading to the theory of dark matter