Noble Prize 2019

Noble Prize in Physics

• First half was awarded to James Peebles of Princeton University for enhancing our understanding of the structure and history of the universe. He found that only 5% of the observable universe is known to us in the form of stars, planets and people. The remaining 95% is mysterious and made up of what physicists call dark energy and dark matter.
• Dark Energy: In physical cosmology and astronomy, dark energy is a term that describes an unknown form of energy that affects the universe on the largest scales. It comprises of 68% of the universe. It is ....