International Day of Light 2023 - event planning starts now
The International Day of Light, organised by UNESCO, will take place on 16 May 2023. All individuals and institutions are invited to organise an event and register it in the global events calendar.
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COSMOS CLUB founded for astronomy enthusiasts
In the newly founded COSMOS CLUB, interested people aged 16 and over can broaden their horizons in the fields of astronomy, space and space travel. The founders are the FHNW and Space eXchange Switzerland - a platform of the Swiss Space Office.
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Antonella Nota is the new Executive Director of the International Space Science Institute
The Board of Trustees of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) has elected Dr. Antonella Nota from Baltimore, USA, to head the Institute as its new Executive Director as of January 1, 2023.
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Der Schweizer Marco Sieber wird ESA-Astronaut
Marco Sieber, Arzt aus Bern, tritt als zweiter Schweizer überhaupt die AstronautInnenausbildung der ESA an. Er ist einer von 17 Personen, die im Frühjahr 2023 die zwölfmonatige Grundausbildung antreten werden.
Image: ESA - P. Sebirot
Edith Alice Müller Award 2022
The Edith Alice Müller Award 2022 is attributed to Julia V. Seidel for her thesis ‘Exoplanet winds: Modelling atmospheric dynamics via resolved spectral lines‘
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