Exoplanets and Habitability Group

Exoplanet group - retreat 2024 Kerenzerberg

JWST (James Webb Telescope)

The James Webb Telescope, an international partnership between NASA, ESA and CSA, is due to launch in December 2021. ETH Zurich contributes to the mission through its collaboration with the international Mid-Infrared Instrument Consortium.

Exoplanets & Habitability

The activities in our group are guided by the long-term goal to empirically assess the uniqueness of Earth – as a habitable planet – in the context of exoplanet research.