Space
EPFL moves boldly into space with its CHESS satellites
Teaching
EPFL
The EPFL Spacecraft Team has set itself the ambitious goal of launching two satellites by 2023. With this bold initiative, this student team hopes to gain further insight into the chemical composition of the outermost layers of our atmosphere.
How our planets were formed
Research
ETH Zurich
Terrestrial planets versus gas and ice giants: A new theory explaining why the inner solar system is so different to the outer regions runs counter to the prevailing wisdom. The theory was proposed by an international research group with ETH Zurich’s participation.
Deep Learning Algorithms Helping to Clear Space Junk from our Skies
TechTransfer
EPFL
EPFL researchers are at the forefront of developing some of the cutting-edge technology for the European Space Agency’s first mission to remove space debris from orbit.
New show reveals unsuspected facets of the EPFL community
Teaching
EPFL
A Master’s student in technology management at EPFL has created a new show – dubbed the Galactic Chloé Show, in a nod to her love of astronomy – where members of the EPFL community reveal something unexpected about themselves. The first episode, featuring Marcel Salathé, has been released.
Artificial intelligence explains hydrogen's behavior on giant planets
Research
EPFL
Using computer simulations powered by machine-learning algorithms EPFL scientists have made an important breakthrough in understanding how hydrogen behaves on Saturn and Jupiter. Their research has just been published in Nature.
Surprise on Mars
Research
ETH Zurich
NASA’s InSight mission provides data from the surface of Mars. Its seismometer, equipped with electronics built at ETH Zurich, not only records marsquakes, but unexpectedly reacts to solar eclipses as well. When the Martian moon, Phobos moves directly in front of the sun, the instrument tips slightly to one side. This miniscule effect could aid researchers in determining the planet’s interior.
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