Credit: Metamorworks / Getty Images The Noble prize for physics was awarded on Tuesday to two Americans, John Mather of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland and George Smoot of the University of California, Berkeley, for their work leading a satellite initiative that lends credence to the Big Bang theory of creation, Reuters reports.The $1.37 million (10 million Swedish crowns) prize was awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which said both Mather and Smoot’s work has been key to the success of NASA’s cosmic background explorer (COBE) satellite initiative, launched in the late 1980s, according to Reuters.The academy said measurement of the temperatures of cosmic microwave background radiation offers scientists information related to how long the universe, galaxies and stars have been in existence, Reuters reports.It also said, “The COBE results provide increased support for the Big Bang scenario for the origin of the Universe, as this is the only scenario that predicts the kind of cosmic microwave background radiation measured by COBE,” according to Reuters. Sixty-year-old Mather oversaw the complete workings of the COBE program while 61-year-old Smoot was in charge of keeping tabs on the changes in temperature of the radiation, the academy said, Reuters reports.Related Link: ‘Genius Grants’ Worth $12.5M Issued to 25 PeopleCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost Sponsored by SAP What goes well with Viña Concha y Toro wines? Meat, fish, poultry, and SAP Viña Concha y Toro, a wine producer that distributes to more than 140 countries worldwide, paired its operation with the SAP Business Technology Platform to enhance its operation and product. By Tom Caldecott, SAP Contributor Dec 04, 2023 4 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by Azul How to maximize ROI by choosing the right Java partner for your organization Choosing the right Java provider is a critical decision that can have a significant impact on your organization’s success. By asking the right questions and considering the total cost of ownership, you can ensure that you choose the best Java p By Scott Sellers Dec 04, 2023 5 mins Application Management brandpost Sponsored by DataStax Ask yourself: How can genAI put your content to work? Generative AI applications can readily be built against the documents, emails, meeting transcripts, and other content that knowledge workers produce as a matter of course. By Bryan Kirschner Dec 04, 2023 5 mins Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence feature The CIO’s new role: Orchestrator-in-chief CIOs have unique insight into everything that happens in a company. Some are using that insight to take on a more strategic role. By Minda Zetlin Dec 04, 2023 12 mins CIO C-Suite Business IT Alignment Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe