Science Alert: Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to researchers who discovered exoplanets and explained the evolution of the universe

James Peebles of Princeton will split the prize with Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz of the University of Geneva for "groundbreaking discoveries about our universe and Earth's place in the cosmos." Peebles specialized in the cosmic background radiation left over from the Big Bang, and Mayor and Queloz discovered the first planet around a distant star.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Science Alert Oct 8, 6:00 AM     Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to researchers who discovered exoplanets and explained the evolution of the universe James Peebles of Princeton will split the prize with Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz of the University of Geneva for "groundbreaking discoveries about our universe and Earth's place in the cosmos." Peebles specialized in the cosmic background radiation left over from the Big Bang, and Mayor and Queloz discovered the first planet around a distant star. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071