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Michelle Mayor

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It would be strange if no sign of biological life was found given the fact that there are so many planets

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The location of the planet pegasi-51b, the first planet discovered outside the solar system. Illustration: Nobel Prize Committee

The discovery of planets outside the solar system - changed our perception of the universe

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Simulation of Pegasi 51b - a gas giant that orbits a star similar to our sun, but very close to it, which gives it and others like it the nickname "hot Jupiter". Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

The science of planets outside the solar system is flourishing thanks to the genius of Michel Mayor, and the device he built

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Nobel Prize winners in physics James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didia Kello. Illustration: Nobel Prize Committee

The discoverers of the first planet outside the solar system and the key to the cosmological theory were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics

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Prof. Michel Mayor met with President Reuven Rivlin. Source: PR photo.

"Technological improvement in the field of spectroscopy made possible the wave of discoveries of planets outside the solar system"

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