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Astronomy / Space - Research Management - 10.06.2022

The European data processing and analysis consortium for Gaia, in which the UNIGE participates, publishes its third catalogue of data. A colossal amount of new information about our galaxy. The European consortium for the data processing and analysis of the Gaia satellite, led by the European Space Agency (ESA), has published its third catalogue.
Astronomy / Space - 27.05.2022

Astronomy / Space - Computer Science - 25.05.2022

By becoming a member of the SKA Observatory (SKAO), the largest and most ambitious radio astronomy collaboration in the world, Switzerland intends to foster Swiss research and industry while contributing to an international initiative that promises to revolutionize our understanding of the Universe.
Astronomy / Space - 24.05.2022

Astronomy / Space - Campus - 16.05.2022
Svetlana Berdyugina appointed new Director of IRSOL
Astronomy / Space - Microtechnics - 13.05.2022

The robotic explorer GLIMPSE, created at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich, has made it into the final round of a competition for prospecting resources in space.
Astronomy / Space - Innovation - 20.04.2022

Astronomy / Space - Physics - 15.04.2022
IRSOL changes its name
Astronomy / Space - Innovation - 24.03.2022

The U.S. start-up Cryptosat has taken the EPFL developed Drand protocol, the internet's first production grade, publicly verifiable randomness beacon, into space for an historic experiment.
Astronomy / Space - 15.03.2022

EPFL engineering student Lucas Froissart designed an exoskeleton capable of propelling robot explorers into subsurface tunnels on the moon.
Politics - Astronomy / Space - 17.02.2022
State Secretary Martina Hirayama attends European Space Summit in Toulouse
Politics - Astronomy / Space - 16.02.2022
Federal Council to seek participation in Copernicus
Astronomy / Space - Politics - 26.01.2022
State Secretary Martina Hirayama at the European Space Conference
Astronomy / Space - 17.12.2021
Federal Council approves Swiss membership of the international SKA Observatory
Astronomy / Space - 14.12.2021

After two years in orbit, the CHEOPS space telescope has exceeded expectations. By reliably revealing details of some of the most fascinating exoplanets, it has quickly become a key instrument for astronomers in Europe and has led to fruitful collaborations throughout the continent.
Astronomy / Space - Politics - 19.11.2021
ESA Council of Ministers gives boost to European space activities
Computer Science - Astronomy / Space - 12.11.2021
Digital twins give fresh insight into the world around us
Digital twins are computer-based models of an object or even a human organ, and the technology behind them is advancing at a rapid pace.
Astronomy / Space - Computer Science - 12.10.2021

Have you ever wanted to explore outer-space? Now you can, without leaving Earth, thanks to powerful, open-source beta software VIRUP that builds - in real-time - a virtual universe based on the most detailed contemporary astrophysical and cosmological data.
Astronomy / Space - Mathematics - 29.08.2021
New Mathematical Solutions to An Old Problem in Astronomy
The Bernese theoretical astrophysicist Kevin Heng has achieved a rare feat: On paper, he has derived novel solutions to an old mathematical problem needed to calculate light reflections from planets and moons.
Astronomy / Space - Chemistry - 27.08.2021

An international team, led by the UNIGE, has investigated five astronomical objects that could help us understand the mysterious nature of brown dwarfs.
Astronomy / Space - Physics - 26.08.2021
The mysterious, invisible object that keeps our galaxy in motion
What secrets are held by the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way? Andrea Ghez, astronomer and Nobel Laureate in Physics, will discuss this question as part of next week's Paul Bernays Lectures 2021.
Astronomy / Space - 20.08.2021

Astronomy / Space - 20.07.2021

Astronomy / Space - Environment - 25.06.2021

Under a new rating system, it will soon be possible to assess the social, economic and environmental impact of space missions. The consortium behind the initiative, which includes the World Economic Forum (WEF), has tasked EPFL's Space Center (eSpace) with finalizing the assessment criteria and implementing the system in this fast-changing field.
Astronomy / Space - 22.06.2021

Astronomy / Space - 14.06.2021
State Secretary Hirayama in Portugal to attend Africa-Europe Space Earth Observation High-Level Forum and hold bilateral talks
State Secretary Martina Hirayama participated in the Africa-Europe Space Earth Observation High-Level Forum in Lisbon on 11 and 12 June.
Astronomy / Space - 04.06.2021
Federal Council wants Switzerland to join the international SKA Observatory
Astronomy / Space - 03.06.2021

Using large-scale mobility data from diverse cities around the globe, researchers from ETH Zurich, MIT and the Santa Fe Institute discover a powerful yet surprisingly simple travel law that governs the number of visitors to any location in a city.
Astronomy / Space - Chemistry - 21.05.2021

Environment - Astronomy / Space - 19.05.2021

Space debris threatens human safety in space and puts at risk critical space-based infrastructure that supports services such as the internet, global navigation and climate monitoring.
Astronomy / Space - 18.05.2021

Astronomy / Space - Campus - 10.05.2021

Astronomy / Space - Environment - 05.02.2021

The EPFL Spacecraft Team has set itself the ambitious goal of launching two satellites by 2023. With this bold initiative, this student team hopes to gain further insight into the chemical composition of the outermost layers of our atmosphere.
Astronomy / Space - Campus - 28.12.2020
The Galactic Chloé Show: a new star in the EPFL universe
Astronomy / Space - Economics - 17.12.2020

In its first year in orbit, the CHEOPS space telescope has already revealed details of one of the most extreme exoplanets and showed its maneuverability by evading space debris.
Astronomy / Space - Physics - 20.11.2020
The gravity of dreams
Why is gravity the most mysterious force of nature? Lavinia Heisenberg studies how the universe was formed, and how it is changing.
Computer Science - Astronomy / Space - 29.10.2020
Deep Learning Algorithms Helping to Clear Space Junk from our Skies
Researchers are at the forefront of developing some of the cutting-edge technology for the European Space Agency's first mission to remove space debris from orbit.
Astronomy / Space - 14.10.2020

The space probe BepiColombo, which is on its way to Mercury, will fly past Venus on October 15, 2020 - one of the deceleration maneuvers to bring the probe into orbit in front of Mercury. BepiColombo has instruments on board which were designed and built at the Physics Institute of the University of Bern.
Astronomy / Space - Economics - 28.09.2020

CHEOPS keeps its promise: Observations with the space telescope reveal details of the exoplanet WASP-189b - one of the most extreme planets known. CHEOPS is a joint mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Switzerland, under the aegis of the University of Bern in collaboration with the University of Geneva.
Astronomy / Space - Environment - 24.07.2020

Astronomy / Space - Environment - 17.06.2020

Astronomy / Space - Earth Sciences - 17.06.2020

Maria Schönbächler investigates how our solar system formed. Her work often reminds her of the importance of breaking out of established patterns.
Astronomy / Space - Administration - 11.06.2020

Astronomy / Space - Health - 11.06.2020

The fourth parabolic flight organized by the UZH Space Hub takes off today from Dübendorf airfield. A reorganization taking into account Corona safety measures has made this possible.
Astronomy / Space - Computer Science - 20.04.2020

The Square Kilometre Array, or SKA, will be the biggest radio telescope ever built. Thanks to this ambitious tool, some of the universe's greatest mysteries will be resolved.
Astronomy / Space - Computer Science - 20.04.2020

The Square Kilometre Array , or SKA, will be the biggest radio telescope ever built. Thanks to this ambitious tool, some of the universe's greatest mysteries will be resolved.
Life Sciences - Astronomy / Space - 07.03.2020

The University of Zurich has sent adult human stem cells to the International Space Station (ISS). Researchers from UZH Space Hub will explore the production of human tissue in weightlessness. On 6 March at 11:50 p.m. EST, the International Space Station resupply mission Space X CRS-20 took off from Cape Canaveral (USA).
Astronomy / Space - Environment - 17.02.2020
Extreme-environment training for would-be astronauts
A hand-picked group of students, including several from EPFL, spent a grueling weekend at a space boot camp in Crans-Montana in the Swiss Alps.
Astronomy / Space - Economics - 29.01.2020

Decisive moment for the CHEOPS space telescope: The cover was opened as intended on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 7:38 am.
Astronomy / Space - Economics - 24.01.2020

The cover of the CHEOPS space telescope was scheduled to be opened on Monday, January 27, 2020. The date is being pushed back by a few days because several tests are being repeated.
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