The Nobel Prize in Physics 2002

 

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2002
       
   

A NEW VIEW OF THE UNIVERSE
Galileo Galilei discovered new worlds with his telescope. Over the centuries, a picture of a calm and stable universe emerged – the planets untiringly orbited the sun and the stars quietly burned their hydrogen into helium over the eons of time.

X-ray astronomy has widened our view: the universe also contains violent forces and rapid processes. A window has opened towards the most extreme environments: dying stars, neutron stars and black holes. As in the days of Galilei, technical innovations have rapidly extended the boundaries of human knowledge.
       

 

Contents:
| Introduction | Neutrino Astronomy | Elusive particles captured in cleaning fluid | Kamiokande captured neutrinos in water | What is a supernova? | What makes the sun shine? | A new view of the universe | X-ray Astronomy | How does an X-ray telescope work? | A violent universe | What happens next? | Further reading | Credits |

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