Three scientists have been announced as the winners of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday. Roger Penrose was awarded half of the prize 'for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity,' while the other half was jointly awarded
Roger Penrose was awarded half of the prize"for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity," while the other half was jointly awarded to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez"for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy.
"Roger Penrose showed that the general theory of relativity leads to the formation of black holes," the Nobel Committee said in a statement announcing the winners of this year's prize."Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez discovered that an invisible and extremely heavy object governs the orbits of stars at the centre of our galaxy. A supermassive black hole is the only currently known explanation.
Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez each lead a group of astronomers that for almost 30 years has focused on a region called Sagittarius A* at the center of our galaxy.
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