What were Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz awarded for?
For their discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star
For their discovery of a black hole
For their work on supernovae
For their research on dark energy
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Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star. The planet, 51 Pegasi b, was the first exoplanet to be discovered orbiting a star similar to the Sun.
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