Nobel prize in physics awarded to cosmology and exoplanet researchers

James Peebles laid foundation for modern cosmology while Swiss pair found first exoplanet

Three scientists have been awarded the 2019 Nobel prize in physics for groundbreaking discoveries about the evolution of the universe and the Earth's place within it.

James Peebles, from Canada, has been awarded half of the 9m Swedish kronor (740,000) prize for his theoretical discoveries about the evolution of the universe. The Swiss astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz share the other half of the prize for their discovery of the first planet beyond our solar system.