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Astronomy Nobel Laureates
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Kip S. Thorne
2017, for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves
Roger Penrose
2020, for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity
James Peebles
2019, for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology
Didier Queloz
2019, for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star
Saul Perlmutter
2011, for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae
John C. Mather
2006, for the discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation
Andrea Ghez
2020, for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of our galaxy
Adam G. Riess
2011, for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae
George F. Smoot
2006, for the discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation
Rainer Weiss
2017, for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves
Barry C. Barish
2017, for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves
Brian P. Schmidt
2011, for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae
Riccardo Giacconi
2002, for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, which have led to the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources
Reinhard Genzel
2020, for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of our galaxy
Michel Mayor
2019, for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star
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