For what discovery was the 2011 Nobel Prize awarded to Adam Riess?
Black Hole Theory
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Expanding Universe Theory
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The expanding universe theory was awarded to Adam Riess in 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating. This discovery was made by studying Type Ia supernovae, which are exploding stars that are used as standard candles to measure the distance to faraway galaxies.
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