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The European Space Agency’s Hera probe has arrived at the asteroid moon Dimorphos to study the impact of NASA’s 2022 planetary-defence test. Swiss researchers are involved in analysing how the collision changed the asteroid’s motion and what that means for future deflection missions.
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Researchers at Empa and Beyond Gravity have developed a phononic-crystal adapter that converts damaging rocket-launch vibrations into rotational movement, potentially allowing more sensitive instruments to be sent into space.
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The Euclid space mission, with significant Swiss participation, has identified 31 new quasars from the early universe, including the two oldest ever observed. These discoveries provide unprecedented insight into cosmic history, dating back to when the universe was only 670 million years old.
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The European Space Agency has extended the mission of the Swiss-led CHEOPS space telescope for a second time, now until 2029. The telescope, which studies planets outside our solar system from a control center in Geneva, has already made significant discoveries, including a 'rugby ball' shaped exoplanet.
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The 'Smile' satellite, featuring key components developed by the FHNW University of Applied Sciences, has been successfully launched into orbit. The joint European-Chinese mission aims to study the interaction between solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere over the next three years.
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Set for a May 19 launch, the 'Smile' space weather satellite features crucial software and hardware components developed by a Swiss consortium. The mission, with key contributions from the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), aims to better understand solar storms and their impact on Earth.
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A research team from the University of Bern, using imagery from Mars probes, has identified geological structures resembling river deltas, providing strong evidence for the past existence of a large ocean on the red planet.
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An international research team led by the University of Bern has identified geological structures resembling river deltas on Mars, providing strong evidence that the red planet was once covered by a large ocean with a defined coastline.
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