Stellar MacArthur Fellows

MacArthur Fellows to be announced Sep 23rd

Looks like Rocky Mountain News accidentally broke the embargo...

Andrea Ghez and Adam Riess get a MacArthur.
Wow!

h/t Quantum Pontiff

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