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Physics Prize 2019
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The Nobel Prize in Physics
”to the person who made the most important discovery or invention in the field of physics”
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Who is rewarded with the Physics Prize?
This prize rewardsimportantdiscoveries or inventions in the field of physics.
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The 2019 Physics Prize
The prize rewards theories about the structure and history of the universe, and the discovery of planets that orbit stars similar to our sun.
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The Nobel Laureates“for contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe
and Earth’s place in the cosmos”
James Peebles “for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology”
Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz “for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star”
James PeeblesBorn: 1935, Canada
Michel MayorBorn: 1942, Switzerland
Didier QuelozBorn: 1966, Switzerland
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The Big Bang
The universe was formed 14 billion years ago.
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Cosmic background radiation
Cosmic background radiation is weak radiation that fills all of space and consists of microwaves.
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Dark matter and dark energy
Only 5% of the matter and energy in the universe is known today. The rest is "dark matter" and "dark energy".
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Stars and planets
Planets in solar systems other than our own are called exoplanets.
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Searching for exoplanets
Stars with planets wobble back and forth. The Doppler effect makes the light from a moving source change colour.
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The exoplanet 51 Pegasi b
51 Pegasi b orbits around a star that resembles our sun.
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“One day, eventually, we’ll be talking about life”
Didier Queloz, 2019 Nobel Laureate
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