Rashid Sunyaev

Premios

1. 2008

   Premio Crafoord — Astronomía

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   for his decisive contributions to high energy astrophysics and cosmology, in particular processes and dynamics around black holes and neutron stars and demonstration of the diagnostic power of structures in the background radiation

2. 2011

   Premio Kioto — Ciencias Básicas

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   Proposal of the Theory of Fluctuations in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation to Explore the Expanding Universe, and Outstanding Contribution to High-Energy Astronomy

3. 2023

   Medalla Max Planck

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   In recognition of his numerous and fundamental contributions to relativistic astrophysics and to cosmology, in particular for the theoretical prediction of experimentally observed changes in the spectrum of cosmic background radiation passing through galaxy clusters.