{"title": "wow² Space – Humans and Space, 31 Oct and 1 Nov 2026", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.zuerich-kultur.ch/kultur/zuerich/museen/kunsthaus.zuerich/kunsthaus.zuerich.html#seg140471", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "«wow² – Humans and Space» is a public event format by ETH Zurich now in its second edition, spending two days on one question: what are we humans searching for in space, and what does space research bring to our lives on Earth. The free programme brings together science, technology and society and is aimed at a broad audience, from children to teenagers to adults. At talks, live podcasts and debates, visitors meet researchers from lunar research, climate research, gravitational waves and life as an analogue astronaut, including Eleonore Poli, Andreas Prein, Anna Mittelholz, Marco Tempest and Thomas Zurbuchen. There are also the show «BLACK BOX» with Patrick «Karpi» Karpiczenko and Mirko Bischofberger, «Cook the Science» with star chef Markus Stöckli and physics professor Thomas Michaels, the four-legged moon robot LunarLeaper, the student-built Mars rover CRATER, guided tours, planetarium shows and workshops for children and teenagers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/wow2-space-humans-and-space-31-oct-and-1-nov-2026-69469/", "official_url": "https://www.zuerich-kultur.ch/eventdb/show_event.php?id=176832", "image": "https://noky.io/images/07e5bc523f42a671dfe36fdc42c04cb5af3ae3ab7ce19fd244f7e103fb7219e2-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "wow² Space – Humans and Space", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "wow² Space – Humans and Space is a public science event featuring talks, live podcasts, shows, tours, workshops and demonstrations all about space. 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It tackles big questions about the universe: what the Earth and we ourselves are made of, how planets form, antimatter and the hunt for dark matter. On stage are Prof. Dr. Paolo Sossi of ETH Zurich and particle physicist Dr. Clara Nellist of CERN, presenting their research.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/black-box-space-science-comedy-show-wow2-78197/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-october-2026/black-box-space-science-comedy-show-mit-karpi-und-mirko.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b99f264fba5e4beaa2d0f024da3540f59e27cdca1a33985f63af039a7505c6dd-2000.webp"}, {"title": "To Space and Back", "start": "2026-10-31T12:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "A tour that journeys from Earth into space and back again. It is part of the ETH-LIFE mission, searching for life beyond our solar system. On the Moon, visitors watch the LunarLeaper take its first steps, use a haptic device by EPFL spin-off Force Dimension to feel how astronauts remotely control robots from a space station, and perhaps navigate the Mars rover designed and built by the student-led team CRATER. On the way back, Earth is seen from a fresh perspective – in the luggage: ArboSat, a densified wood that could make satellite construction more sustainable.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/to-space-and-back-68943/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-october-2026/ins-all-und-zurueck.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/984bdca09e38be6c8606c2f9e12fa138e625da942a45ff7557e3f12ced3288b6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Nächster Halt: Mond", "start": "2026-10-31T12:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "A talk titled «Nächster Halt: Mond» takes place as part of the wow² event series at ETH Zurich. Dr. Anna Mittelholz, a lecturer in ETH Zurich's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Principal Investigator of the LunarLeaper mission, speaks about the Moon as a returning focus of spaceflight. Topics include NASA's Artemis programme, ESA's Terra Novae programme and other international missions, as well as the state of our knowledge of the Moon, what lies beneath its surface and what a permanent human presence there would require. The talk lasts 45 minutes, is in German with English translation via Accessify, is suitable for adults and teenagers, and researchers will be available for questions for about 15 minutes afterwards.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/nachster-halt-mond-68929/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/naechster-halt--mond.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6eb24f3017d96ba0802b951cbeb4aaa5b8b5c988db4ff8659bae0c12f891120b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Debatte: Fortschritt für alle? – Eine Debatte über die Zukunft der Raumfahrt", "start": "2026-11-01T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T13:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/space-exploration", "society/politics"], "description": "An Oxford-style debate on the future of spaceflight around the motion «Die Privatisierung des Weltalls nützt der Menschheit» – whether privatising space benefits humanity. It is organised by the Albert Einstein School of Public Policy at ETH Zürich and moderated by Dr. Benedikt Knüsel. Nanja Strecker and Holger Wentscher argue for the motion, while Priska Seiler Graf and Felix Seidel argue against it. The audience hears both sides, can join the discussion and votes live on which perspective convinces them more.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/debatte-fortschritt-fur-alle-eine-debatte-uber-die-zukunft-d-68945/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/1-november-2026/fortschritt-fuer-alle----eine-debatte-ueber-die-zukunft-der-raum.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/747a8fcffa8c639a68aa334843f6b47ec394af7571d42894a95d26a01c48fd0f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Kindervorlesung: Analoge Mondmission", "start": "2026-11-01T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T14:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/space-exploration"], "description": "A children's lecture for kids aged 7 and up, without adults. The speakers are the analogue astronauts Maria Martini, an astrobiologist, and Elias Mulky, a researcher in the field of factories in space. As analogue astronauts, they recreate the challenges of real space missions here on Earth, with real spacesuits, technology and even isolation from the rest of the world. The lecture shows how they prepare for missions in caves, underwater or at the South Pole, and how Earth can suddenly feel like another planet.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/kindervorlesung-analoge-mondmission-68950/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/1-november-2026/analoge-mondmission.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d27c2105e1ae3a28b6996009af6ddd0b920cf912b67e3c34e7715beb040e7dd6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Lightning Talks: Von der ETH an die grossen Raumfahrtagenturen der Welt", "start": "2026-11-01T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/space-exploration"], "description": "A talk in which three students from ETH Zurich's Specialised Master in Space Systems report on their work stays at international space agencies. It is put on by ETH Zurich; Aiyana Diwa, Audrey Aebi and Chloé Pilloud share their everyday working life at ESA in Spain, NASA in the USA and JAXA in Japan. Topics include landing on an icy moon, the water beneath the ice crust and how to study the sun more precisely in future. The talk lasts 40 minutes and is recommended for teenagers and adults.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/lightning-talks-von-der-eth-an-die-grossen-raumfahrtagenture-78199/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/1-november-2026/von-der-eth-an-die-grossen-raumfahrtagenturen-der-welt.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/46cfb94899a1e1dba14c014c7bb19071ad60b9edcc1c5c4fb796b4adb1b95ac8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Warum ist der Weltraum ein guter Ort für grosse Ideen? (wow²)", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/technology/robotics"], "description": "A talk about why space is a good place for big ideas. Vala Shkreli, co-founder and co-president of the student association CRATER, speaks about bold beginnings and space robotics; the association built a rover within a year that took first place in Autonomous Navigation at the European Rover Challenge. Prof. Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, astrophysicist and professor of space science and technology at ETH Zurich, opens with a greeting from the USA. The rover can be seen in the exhibition area of wow².", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/warum-ist-der-weltraum-ein-guter-ort-fur-grosse-ideen-wow2-78198/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/warum-weltraum-.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c7cf6bae46d023b438e8b7e1e65dee5a97950353bef5d3060732d617b39ef36d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Kindervorlesung: Vom Amazonas in den Weltraum", "start": "2026-10-31T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T14:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "Gratis", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "A children's lecture for kids aged 7 and up that takes them on a journey to the European spaceport and brings a rocket launch up close. Behind it is aerospace engineer Deborah Müller, who works at ETH Zürich Space and is the Swiss delegate to the European Space Agency (ESA), assisted by ETH researcher Elias Mulky. It explores how rockets, satellites and people work together to make a space mission succeed, and what can go wrong along the way. The 45-minute lecture is in German, with no registration required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/kindervorlesung-vom-amazonas-in-den-weltraum-68922/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/vom-amazonas-in-den-weltraum.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f52b18b721b7b6087837ee054d15d0eeaace2249bf158671851b02a64399bc76-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Jugendworkshop: Wie kommen wir zu den Sternen?", "start": "2026-10-31T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["science/astronomy/spaceflight"], "description": "A youth workshop titled „Wie kommen wir zu den Sternen?“ taking place in lecture hall E 3 at ETH Zurich, open to young people aged 13 and up. It is led by Dr. Ralph Schumacher and Andreas Küttel of the ETH Youth Academy, which offers courses for school students from grade 7 onwards. The topic is how movement in space actually works: the physics and engineering behind satellites, space probes and spaceships, as well as chemical, electrical and nuclear propulsion and concepts that so far exist only in theory. The workshop combines physics, technology and current space research; no prior knowledge is needed, just curiosity, and registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/jugendworkshop-wie-kommen-wir-zu-den-sternen-78196/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/wie-kommen-wir-zu-den-sternen-.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/40cc9a75aacb107ac051ce2d322ca879fc1b3934f295dd6a10629318e354112d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "DRAG MEETS SPACE", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Labör", "address": "Affolternstrasse 76, 8050 Zürich", "price": "CHF 25.00", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.labor5.ch/events", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/variety/drag", "occasion"], "description": "\"DRAG MEETS SPACE\" is a night of drag performances at Labor 5 in Zurich. The last Drag Meets event of 2026 leaves Earth behind and heads into space, drawing on aliens, astronauts, distant planets and sci-fi icons for inspiration. Presented by Raven Wrath, it brings drag, creativity and performances to the stage, from mysterious and beautiful to camp and completely out of this world. Guests are invited to explore the universe along with the show's galactic glamour and futuristic fantasies.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/drag-meets-space-6191/", "official_url": "https://www.labor5.ch/events/DRAG-MEETS-SPACE06-11-2026-1800522", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3cf11fafe597d5e564c12f543a725f20dbb732407692cd27896d78b673319c5a-1200.webp"}]}