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James Peebles

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2019, for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology

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Rainer Weiss

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2017, for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves

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Saul Perlmutter

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2011, for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae

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Didier Queloz

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2019, for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star

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Brian P. Schmidt

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2011, for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae

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John C. Mather

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2006, for the discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation

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Roger Penrose

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2020, for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity

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Riccardo Giacconi

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2002, for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, which have led to the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources

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Reinhard Genzel

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2020, for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of our galaxy

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George F. Smoot

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2006, for the discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation

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Michel Mayor

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2019, for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star

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Barry C. Barish

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2017, for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves

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Adam G. Riess

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2011, for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae

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Andrea Ghez

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2020, for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of our galaxy

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Kip S. Thorne

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2017, for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves

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