Researchers from the Universities of Zurich and Cambridge have succeeded for the first time in creating a single computer-simulated model that combines processes in the…

For weeks we have been spending most of our time at home. We are distancing ourselves from each other, trying to get the Corona crisis…

After months of uncertainty about the launch date of the CHEOPS satellite, the launch date was finally set for December 17, 2019. A delegation from…

Where few thought to look, the PlanetS co-funded telescope “SAINT-EX” is searching for new worlds. After a year of operation, the project has brought some…

In response to an invitation from Willy Benz, Catherine Cesarsky has accepted to become a member of the NCCR PlanetS Advisory Board, joining Brian Schmidt…

The NIRPS spectrograph front end has been successfully installed on the ESO 3.6m telescope at the La Silla Observatory. NIRPS, often referred to as the…

Thanks to a new instrument conceived by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, and set at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern…

They say that the most important substance in the universe is water. Because you need water to brew coffee. And some people like a shot…

Pierre Bratschi, Chantal Taçoy and Piero Pontelandolfo receive the “Making a Difference” prize awarded by Geneva Tourism and the Convention Centre Office. In September 2019,…

Next milestone in the commissioning of CHEOPS: After the successful opening of the space telescope cover on January 29, 2020, CHEOPS has now taken its…