Three scientists share Nobel prize in physics for work on black holes

Roger Penrose says win, shared with Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez, is in some ways a distraction'

Three scientists have won the 2020 Nobel prize in physics for their work on black hole formation and the discovery of a supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy.

Sir Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez together scooped the 114th Nobel prize in physics.