Could the International Space Station win a Nobel Peace Prize? Here's what to know
Not-so-outlandish, prognosticators say: The Nobel Peace Prize this year could go galactic, with an award to the International Space Station.
The International Space Station could potentially win a Nobel Peace Prize this year. According to PBS NewsHour Science, some prognosticators believe it is not out of the question for the station to receive the award.
There is no further information on why the International Space Station might be considered for a Nobel Peace Prize. The reports provided do not mention any specific connection between the station and the prize.
Several reports mention past Nobel Prize winners, including John Cockcroft and Ernest T.S. Walton, who received the Nobel Prize in 1951 for their work on the structure of atomic nuclei, and C V Raman, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his work on the scattering of light.
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