There are still so many questions to answer. When you look at any part of the universe, you have to feel humbled. Saul Perlmutter answerfeelhumble Change image and share on social
Nobody really expects a Nobel Prize call. Saul Perlmutter callexpectnobel Change image and share on social
For almost a century, the Universe has been known to be expanding as a consequence of the Big Bang about 14 billion years ago. However, the discovery that this expansion is accelerating is astounding. If the expansion will continue to speed up, the Universe will end in ice. Saul Perlmutter accelerateagoastound share on social
I am delighted, excited, and deeply honored. Saul Perlmutter deeplydelightexcite Change image and share on social
You don't want to come out with anything that's wrong, of course, in a scientific, you know, a major scientific announcement, and so you're being so careful trying to check, well maybe it's this, maybe it's that, you're looking at every possible thing. Saul Perlmutter announcementcarefulcheck share on social
As a scientist, you feel a sense of team spirit for your country but you also have a sense of team spirit for the international community. Saul Perlmutter communitycountryfeel Change image and share on social
This new understanding of processes on Europa would not have been possible without the foundation of the last 20 years of observations over Earth's ice sheets and floating ice shelves. Saul Perlmutter eartheuropafloat Change image and share on social
I was one of those kids who always thought that we should know how the world works around us. Saul Perlmutter kidthinkwork Change image and share on social
It seemed like my favourite kind of job - a wonderful chance to ask something absolutely fundamental: the fate of the Universe and whether the Universe was infinite or not. Saul Perlmutter absolutelychancefate Change image and share on social
So it's possible that someday, by understanding a little bit more about how the world works, it will come back to help us in some other way that will be surprising. Saul Perlmutter backbitesomeday Change image and share on social