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For what discovery was Roger Penrose awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics?

  • Discovery of a new planet

  • Formation of Black Holes

  • Discovery of a new element

  • Theory of evolution

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Roger Penrose was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the formation of black holes. In the 1960s, Penrose developed a mathematical model that showed how massive stars can collapse under their own gravity to form black holes. This model has since been confirmed by observations of black holes in space.
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