{"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. It is organised by ETH Zurich, which is running its wow² series for the second time. Visitors meet researchers from lunar, climate and planetary research, including Eleonore Poli, Andreas Prein, Anna Mittelholz, Marco Tempest and Thomas Zurbuchen, and can watch the moon robot LunarLeaper live. 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Participants try an experiment to create their own lunar surface and build their own satellite, thinking of a special feature and a name for it. The language is German.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/offenes-basteln-und-experimentieren-satelliten-und-mondkrate-68940/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/satelliten-und-mondkrater.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/373063d8a4da43819dad97e7543e5dd0a6d05a584ab9783b3b40bc2846c8c8f4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "To Space and Back", "start": "2026-10-31T12:00:00+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": "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": "Talk: 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/talk-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/63f101aa74e61d589923911135ad4a86134b97d19db47959f2bf8790c8070633-600.webp"}, {"title": "Ins All und zurück", "start": "2026-10-31T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "tours", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "A guided tour that takes participants on a journey from Earth into space and back. It is offered by ETH Zurich as part of meet ETH and features, among other things, the ETH-LIFE mission searching for life beyond our solar system, the LunarLeaper on the Moon, the remotely operated Haptic Device, and the student-built Mars rover CRATER. On the way back, participants get a new view of Earth, and on board is ArboSat, densified wood that could make satellite construction more sustainable. The tour lasts 60 minutes and is suitable for adults and young people aged 12 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/ins-all-und-zuruck-68936/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/ins-all-und-zurueck.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/984bdca09e38be6c8606c2f9e12fa138e625da942a45ff7557e3f12ced3288b6-2000.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": "Debatte: Fortschritt für alle? – Eine Debatte über die Zukunft der Raumfahrt", "start": "2026-11-01T12:00:00+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/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 Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 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": "Warum Weltraum?", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+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/astronomy"], "description": "A talk about space travel and robotics with university students. Vala Shkreli, co-founder and co-president of the student association CRATER, talks about how her rover, founded in 2025, made it to the European Rover Challenge and took first place in Autonomous Navigation there. The talk asks why space is a good place for big ideas and how to coordinate more than 70 volunteer students. Prof. Thomas Zurbuchen, astrophysicist and former NASA science director, opens with a greeting, and the rover can be seen in the exhibition area.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/warum-weltraum-68932/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/warum-weltraum-.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/76cdc6d5573cb0532b5cde394e897243ebc510f1399d113b2db1ecebf0e29796-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Auf dem Mond Fuss fassen", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T18:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "«Auf dem Mond Fuss fassen» welcomes visitors into the Moon Lab, where they can watch the four-legged robot LunarLeaper walk and learn, live. A project by ETH Zurich Space and the Robotic Systems Lab: the robot is meant to one day seek out lava tunnels on the Moon, where a lunar base could one day be built. Still in development, it offers a look at ongoing research, with hourly demonstrations. The robot goes ahead so that humans can one day follow.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/auf-dem-mond-fuss-fassen-68934/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c2de92865a517956fc49f169485ce11f00dcf8d94aada41d64ab9436b52f1c9f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Planetariumsshow: Reise zum 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": "kids-family", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "A live planetarium show for everyone aged 7 and up, setting out to explore the Moon. Urs Scheifele and Matthias Hofer, operators of the mobile Planetarium Zürich, guide through the 45-minute show in lecture hall F 5. It explains why the Moon is sometimes visible by day and sometimes at night and why its shape keeps changing. Through the telescope you look at huge craters, fly to the Moon and around the solar system, and watch a total solar eclipse that will next be possible in Switzerland only in 2081.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/planetariumsshow-reise-zum-mond-68941/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/reise-zum-mond.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7b809aba3af787f684682c71507885e2ed5762fa3b8baaa04b9f09b9010abfce-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Erwachsenenworkshop: Future Storytelling – Unsere Zukunft im Sonnensystem", "start": "2026-11-01T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T13:30:00+01:00", "place": "ETH OAT", "address": "Andreasstrasse 5, 8050 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["science/astronomy/space", "society/future"], "description": "A workshop for adults in which participants slip into the shoes of a person from the future and tell their story. It is run by Futurium, a museum in Berlin that is a house of futures with an exhibition, a lab and a forum. It deals with questions such as holidays on the Moon, Mars as our new living room and space as an automated industrial zone. The focus is on the challenges of a world that keeps extending further into outer space.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/erwachsenenworkshop-future-storytelling-unsere-zukunft-im-so-68947/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/1-november-2026/future-storytelling---unsere-zukunft-im-sonnensystem.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/263084d3e44412cf2abb137d6760b4a49cedcc5afa5c19128eff68c2458295d9-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Planetariumsshow: Unser Sonnensystem", "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": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["science/astronomy/solar-system"], "description": "'Unser Sonnensystem' is a planetarium show taking place in a lecture hall at ETH Zürich, with no registration needed. The mobile Planetarium Zürich is run by Urs Scheifele and Matthias Hofer, who lead all shows live. The journey starts at the dwarf planet Pluto, passes the gas giants, crosses the dangerous planetoid belt to the inner planets and finally ends at the Sun. Along the way it shows how the planets' movements led to the greatest mistake in the history of astronomy. The show lasts 45 minutes, is in German and suitable for everyone aged 7 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/planetariumsshow-unser-sonnensystem-68942/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/unser-sonnensystem.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/103af72ca87b8f3854d6365633633aacae3cabd86d536cb9185b6b7b9aead63d-2000.webp"}]}