2024
Cycle 3 JWST observation time awarded to study some of the coolest gas giant planets beyond our solar system
The Exoplanets and Habitability Group will be involved in four projects that have been awarded with observation time in the third cycle of proposal calls using the Mid InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) onboard the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), three of them as Principal Investigator. The projects will result in an improved understanding of the characteristics and formation of cold companions.
Where we might find aliens in the next decade (BBC Future)
Forget UFOs and alien abductions, here's how scientists are really looking for life on other worlds.
Earth as a test object
Physicists at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich wanted to know whether the planned LIFE space mission could really detect traces of life on other planets. Yes, it can. The researchers reached this conclusion with the help of observations of our own planet.