Department of Astronomy Latest News See all news Did Venus ever have oceans? Astrophysicists led by the UNIGE and the NCCR PlanetS have investigated the past of Venus to find out whether Earth’s sister planet once had oceans. Very old Universe reveals new galaxies Scientists serendipitously discover two heavily dust-enshrouded galaxies that formed when the Universe was only 5% of its present age. Unravelling the mystery of brown dwarfs An international team, led by the UNIGE, has investigated five astronomical objects that could help us understand the mysterious nature of brown dwarfs. Surprise: the Milky Way is not homogeneous Astronomers from the UNIGE have observed the composition of the gases in our galaxy and have shown that, contrary to the models established until now, they are not homogeneously mixed. Unique exoplanet photobombs CHEOPS study An exoplanet has unexpectedly entered the CHEOPS field of view, revealing exciting details about a rare planet with no known equivalent. Agenda Education, Courses Excellence Master Fellowships Informations for students Master in Astrophysics Master internship projects Seminars,Workshops OBSGE & LASTRO Seminars Ecogia & ISDC Seminars Conferences & Workshops Saas-Fee Courses Research Exoplanetary Systems Stars Formation & Evolution Galaxies and Universe Extreme Universe Groups Exoplanetary Systems Star Evolution, Nucleosynthesis and Chemical evolution of Galaxies Stellar variability, GAIA mission Starbursts in the Universe Galaxy Build-up at Cosmic Dawn Extreme Universe Stellar formation Thesis defense Do you have a question about astronomy? Do not hesitate, post your question to:info-astro(at)unige.ch Do you have a question about public meetings? Write to us at: visites-obs(at)unige.ch
