People · researcher

Michel Mayor

1942– · Astronomy

Lifespan

1942–

Field

Astronomy

Known For

Co-discovered 51 Pegasi b, the first planet found around a Sun-like star.

Nationality

Swiss

Nobel

Physics 2019

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