Department of Astronomy Latest News See all news This exoplanet’s extreme climate defies all models By combining the four giant telescopes of the Very Large Telescope, an international team has observed the exoplanet WASP-121b with unprecedented precision, revealing one of the most extreme climates in the Galaxy. A super-Earth laboratory for searching life elsewhere in the Universe An international team, including the UNIGE, has discovered a super-Earth that will enable astronomers to test new hypotheses in the search for life in the Universe. Not all Hot Jupiters orbit solo A UNIGE study shows that Hot Jupiters do not systematically eject their planetary neighbours during migration. This discovery overturns our perception of the architecture of planetary systems. Three galactic “red monsters” in the early Universe An international team led by the UNIGE has discovered three ultra-massive galaxies in the early Universe forming at unexpected speeds, challenging current models of galaxy formation. Kick-off of the ACME initiative × Agenda UNIGE - Erreur de format ce mod猫le d'affichage requi猫re l'utilisation du format d'export XML de l'agenda Education, Courses Excellence Master Fellowships Informations for students Master in Astrophysics Master internship projects Seminars,Workshops OBSGE & LASTRO 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
