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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Didier Queloz, 2012 (cropped).jpg — M.McCaughrean (ESA)/ESO, CC BY 4.0.","cite":"\"Didier Queloz\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/didier-queloz. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T07:01:58Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/didier-queloz","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/didier-queloz","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/didier-queloz?lang=ne"}}