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Philip James Edwin Peebles

Philip James Edwin Peebles is a prominent astronomer recognized globally for his contributions to modern cosmology. His...

Modern Cosmology Nobel Cmb

9.8 Brilliant

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Rashid Alievich Sunyaev

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Russian Contemporary Cosmology X Ray

9.2 Excellent

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Volker Springel

German astrophysicist known for developing the GADGET cosmological simulation code and leading the Illustris and Illustr...

German Contemporary Cosmology Simulations

8.8 Great

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Frans Pretorius

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8.8 Great

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Mike Brown

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American Contemporary Kuiper Belt Pluto

8.4 Great

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Ken Nomoto

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Contemporary Japanese Nucleosynthesis Supernovae

8.3 Great

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George Efstathiou

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Contemporary Cosmology Dark Energy Cmb

8.2 Great

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Eliot Quataert

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8.2 Great

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Christian Marois

Canadian astronomer at the National Research Council of Canada who led the 2008 direct imaging of four planets orbiting...

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8.2 Great

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Adam Burrows

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8.2 Great

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Michiel van der Klis

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8.2 Great

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Paul Butler

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8.0 Great

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Chryssa Kouveliotou

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8.0 Great

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Manuela Campanelli

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8.0 Great

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Xiaohui Fan

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Contemporary Chinese American Quasars Reionization

8.0 Great

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Lars Bildsten

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8.0 Great

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Andrew King

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Contemporary British Agn Accretion

7.5 Good

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Thomas Marsh

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7.2 Good

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Frederick Lamb

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7.0 Good

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Mariano Mendez

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6.5 Fair