10-09-2019, 12:27 PM
The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for “PHYSICAL COSMOLOGY AND AN EXOPLANET ORBITING A SOLAR-TYPE STAR.” Some of the research on exoplanets was conducted at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Mauna Kea. It’s not often we hear the words Nobel Prize & Hawaii mentioned together so let’s hope our politicians, newspapers, and TV news programs take note. It’s extraordinary news for the astronomy community on Big Island. Hopefully TomK can fill us in with more details. (I realize this story fits nicely in the Discoveries On Mauna Kea thread, but it’s a big deal and I thought deserved it’s own page.)
The UBC group conducted their search for substellar companions at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT), a 3.6-m reflector.
https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2019/...2019-2.pdf
From the Nobel web page:
THE ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES has as its aim to promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society.
Yes, good idea.
The UBC group conducted their search for substellar companions at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT), a 3.6-m reflector.
https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2019/...2019-2.pdf
From the Nobel web page:
THE ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES has as its aim to promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society.
Yes, good idea.
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