Oct. 07, 2011
Physics Nobelists Observed An Accelerating Universe
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In 1998, two teams of physicists looking at distant supernovae noticed something surprising--the supernovae were not only moving outwards but also accelerating. These observations have won three Americans the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics. Nobelist Adam Riess discusses how physicists are now looking at the universe. |
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Adam Riess
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
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