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Astrophysics' biggest quest

A Swiss team has helped discover a planet of similar mass to Earth, but orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system - the nearest to Earth. When it comes to this line of research, Swiss scientists are leading the world. Exoplanet science is the most rapidly growing field in current astronomy, according to Britain’s Cambridge University – the alma mater of Isaac Newton. The venerable institution has just recruited Swiss astrophysicist Didier Quéloz, who helped discover 51 Peg b, the first identified exoplanet – a planet outside our solar system. During work on his PhD thesis in 1995, Quéloz and his then professor Michel Mayor made one of the most startling announcements since Copernicus realised that the earth was not at the centre of the universe. After that Swiss discovery it was clear that the sky was full of planets as well as stars. These exoplanets have infused scientists with excitement. “Exoplanet science is more than just booming. It s like a tidal wave,” says a de ....

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