Tuesday, October 8, 2019

2019 Nobel Prize in Physics: Evolution of the universe and discovery of exoplanet orbiting solar-type star

This year's Nobel Prize in Physics is being awarded "for contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth's place in the cosmos," with one half to James Peebles "for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology" and the other half jointly to Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz "for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star."

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/35hmNhH

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