Nobel Prize in Physics

The premier international award in physics, awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences since 1901. Astronomy and astrophysics have been recognised many times — for the cosmic microwave background, pulsars, neutron stars, exoplanets, cosmic acceleration, and black holes.

• Arno Penzias1978
• Robert Wilson1978
• Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar1983
• Saul Perlmutter2011
• Brian Schmidt2011
• Adam Riess2011
• Michel Mayor2019
• Didier Queloz2019
• Reinhard Genzel2020
• Andrea Ghez2020

• Awarded toSubrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
• Awarded toArno Penzias
• Awarded toRobert Wilson
• Awarded toMichel Mayor
• Awarded toDidier Queloz
• Awarded toReinhard Genzel
• Awarded toAndrea Ghez
• Awarded toSaul Perlmutter
• Awarded toBrian Schmidt
• Awarded toAdam Riess