Dark matter, new planets could bring physics Nobel

October 7, 2008 By MATT MOORE and KARL RITTER , Associated Press Writers

(AP) -- Scientists who have pursued dark matter, hunted for undiscovered planets and advanced nanotechnology were being touted Monday as candidates for the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics.

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I hope Vera Rubin WINS! NOTHING is more important than the "UNSEEN and little known!"
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