Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez share half of the Nobel prize for their observational verification of the theoretical predictions of Roger Penrose of the existence of black holes as a robust prediction of general relativity. Through the development of ground-breaking methods in IR astronomy, Genzel, Ghez and their groups discovered a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy. Since the 1990s their observations using the world’s largest telescopes and ever more precise instruments and methods, together with their perseverance, made this discovery possible.
Sincere congratulations from ORIGINS on this outstanding award.
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