1995 ⟶ First Confirmed Extrasolar Planet Discovery

Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz definitively observe the firs...
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💡 Discovery of High-Temperature Superconductivity

Karl Müller and Johannes Bednorz: Discovery of High-temperature superconductivity⟶
Discovery of High-Temperature Superconductivity (1986)
PhysicsMaterials ScienceResearch
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

🪐 First Exoplanets Discovered

Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail observe the first pulsar planets (this was the first confirmed discovery of planets outside the Solar System)⟶
First Exoplanets Discovered (1992)
AstronomyAstrophysicsExoplanetsPlanetary ScienceSolar SystemSpace Exploration
United StatesUnited StatesPolandPoland

🪐 First Confirmed Extrasolar Planet Discovery

Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz definitively observe the first extrasolar planet around a main sequence star⟶
First Confirmed Extrasolar Planet Discovery (1995)
AstronomyExoplanetsPlanetary ScienceAstrophysicsSpace ExplorationObservational Astronomy20th Century Science
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

🪐 Dwarf Planet Eris Discovered

July 29: Michael E. Brown confirms the discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.⟶
Dwarf Planet Eris Discovered (2005)
AstronomyPlanetary ScienceSolar SystemSpace ExplorationKuiper Belt
United StatesUnited States