Perlmutter, Schmidt, Riess win Nobel physics prize

[Bosonic]

Source: AP

STOCKHOLM — The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says American Saul Perlmutter, U.S.-Australian citizen Brian Schmidt and U.S. scientist Adam Riess share the 2011 Nobel Prize in physics.

The trio were honored Tuesday "for the discovery of the acclerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant supernovae."

Read more: http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/perlmutter-schmidt-riess-win-1193884.html

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-z_Supernova_Search_Team
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova_Cosmology_Project

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_energy

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Love this quote.

Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to Perlmutter, Schmidt and Riess

Lawrence M. Krauss, a cosmologist at Arizona State University said, “The discovery that the universe is dominated by the energy of empty space has changed everything in cosmology. Nothing could, literally, not be more exciting, because now we know nothing is almost everything!”

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2. Nobel physics prize honours accelerating Universe find

Source: BBC News

..."Saul Perlmutter and Adam Riess of the US and Brian Schmidt of Australia will divide the prize.

The trio studied what are called Type 1a supernovae, determining that more distant objects seem to move faster.

Their observations suggest that not only is the Universe expanding, its expansion is relentlessly speeding up."

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15165371

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The next 5 to 10 years will yield information that will change our view of reality.
25% of our world/universe is made up of dark matter which is everywhere. New information
especially regarding the nature of dark matter is being analyzed at this time.

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3. Nobel physics prize honours accelerating Universe find

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[Doctor_J]

4. Jesus. Schmidt is 44, Riess 41

They're babies, barely 1/4 of the way through their careers. Bravo

[Hugin]

5. I'll be waiting here by the phone all day...

They'll be calling me to award my prize any minute now! :D