Back to the Big Bang
UZH physicist Ben Kilminster designs the most precise parts of the enormous CERN detectors to look for flaws in the physical models used to explain the beginnings of the universe.
Archive Beyond the Sky 2025
Article list Beyond the Sky
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Uranus and Neptune might be rock giants
A team of researchers is challenging our understanding of the Solar System planets’ interior. The composition of Uranus and Neptune, the two outer most planets, might be more rocky and less icy than previously thought. -
Witnessing the formation of moons
NASA's Webb Telescope is investigating the formation of moons around a massive planet. An UZH team is studying the chemical composition of a disc believed to be the basis of new moons. -
Largest-Ever Cosmological Simulation
The Euclid mission has published the most extensive simulation of the cosmos to date. The modeling was based on algorithms developed at UZH. -
UZH Device Searches for Light Dark Matter
Superconducting sensors can detect single low-energy photons. Researchers have now used this capability to search for light dark matter particles. -
Watching How Stars Come into Being
Pictures provide new insights in astrophysics. Simulations of cosmic events are used to study the formation of stars, planets and galaxies.