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Extremely massive stars forged the Universe’s oldest star clusters

Green light for MOSAIC on the ELT

L'ESO signs agreement for MOSAIC instrument on the ELT, instrument in which UNIGE participate to the construction.

The Department of Astronomy receives the UNIGE innovation medal

A postdoctoral researcher from the UNIGE Observatory receives the "Swiss L’Oréal–UNESCO For Women in Science" 2025 prize

A curious planetary system around a red dwarf

Astronomers from the Geneva Observatory and the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS have discovered an unusual planetary system orbiting a small star – a red dwarf called TOI-756, located not far from our solar system.

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