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Dear readers, The year 2023 has been filled with exciting developments and events for NCCR PlanetS. This included important scientific output, events with the public, spacecraft launches, and critical missions extensions. At the end of the decade, the exploration of the Jupiter system will be the focus of two flagship class missions – something I […]

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Retrospective on 2023 public events

Retrospective on 2023 public events

The year 2023 has been rich in events for the NCCR PlanetS. It was mainly the occasion to meet with the public, but also with specific groups, schools and students in first place. Here is a short recap of the year events. US Ambassador visit United States Ambassador Scott C. Miller visited the University of […]

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Searching for meteorites in Antarctica

Searching for meteorites in Antarctica

Finding meteorites is no easy task. Despite this, a team of scientists including NCCR PlanetS member Prof. Maria Schönbächler from ETH Zürich, were successful on an expedition. Their secret? Going to Antarctica where they found several new meteorites between December 2022 and January 2023, including a unique piece weighing 7.6 kilograms. Looking for a needle […]

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Decoding the secrets of distant worlds: Swiss collaboration to help elevate exoplanet research to new heights

Decoding the secrets of distant worlds: Swiss collaboration to help elevate exoplanet research to new heights

The quest to unravel the universe’s mysteries takes a leap forward as the Near Infra Red Planet Searcher (NIRPS) consortium, jointly managed by the University of Geneva’s (UNIGE) Department of Astronomy and the University of Montreal, has received a cutting-edge boost from CSEM’s laser frequency comb technology. This laser frequency comb, a precise and stable […]

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An astronomical waltz reveals a sextuplet of planets

An astronomical waltz reveals a sextuplet of planets

An international collaboration between astronomers using the CHEOPS and TESS space satellites, including NCCR PlanetS members from the University of Bern and the University of Geneva, have found a key new system of six transiting planets orbiting a bright star in a harmonic rhythm. This rare property enabled the team to determine the planetary orbits […]

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250th anniversary of the Observatory of Geneva

250th anniversary of the Observatory of Geneva

The Observatory of Geneva has just celebrated its 250th anniversary. Now attached to the University of Geneva, it is one of the co-leading houses of the NCCR PlanetS with the University of Bern. Here’s a look back at the year’s festivities. A little history The Observatory of Geneva was founded in 1772. The astronomer Jacques-André […]

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An ammonia trail to exoplanets

An ammonia trail to exoplanets

With the help of the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of researchers including members from the NCCR PlanetS at the Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics, ETH Zurich, measured ammonia in the atmosphere of a cold brown dwarf, showing that the isotopic abundance of ammonia can be used to study how giant gas planets […]

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