3 American scientists get Physics Nobel

October 04, 2011 16:32

Three American scientists have won the Nobel Prize in physics for 2011 for their research in the field of expansion of universe and the explosion of stars.

Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt and Adam Riess have managed to prove with their work that the universe was expanding at an accelerating rate, said the Nobel Committee.

"For almost a century the universe has been known to be expanding as a consequence of the Big Bang about 14 billion years ago. However the discovery that this expansion is accelerating is astounding," the citation said.

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