{"title": "wow² Space – Mensch und All", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ETH-Hauptgebäude", "address": "", "price": "kostenlos", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "«wow² Space – Mensch und All» (Humans and Space) is a two-day public event at the ETH main building devoted to the question of what humans are looking for in space and what research there brings to life on Earth. It is put on by ETH Zürich, bringing together science, technology and society for a broad audience from children to adults. In talks, live podcasts and debates, visitors meet researchers from space research, including analog astronaut Eleonore Poli and former NASA science director Thomas Zurbuchen. 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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": "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": "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": "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": "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": "Talk: Analogue Astronaut: Reaching Space Without Leaving Earth", "start": "2026-10-31T16:00:00+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 about analogue astronauts, who simulate space missions here on Earth. Dr. Eleonore Poli, a space scientist who leads Business Development and Strategy for Space & Aeronautics at CSEM and founded CHASM, the international community for analogue space missions, speaks about her work. She describes nights spent in snowstorms, how her missions preparing for emergencies, isolation and autonomy also help people on Earth, and why she believes we must first fail on Earth in order to succeed in space. After the talk, the researchers will be available for about 15 minutes to answer questions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/talk-analogue-astronaut-reaching-space-without-leaving-earth-68928/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-october-2026/analog-astronautin--ins-all--ohne-abzuheben.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/41837478140c2bc0a05ad0e9cd36780bc45678890b37c44a4896ff1ddb7e5482-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Offenes Basteln und Experimentieren: Satelliten und Mondkrater", "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": "kids-family", "tags": ["science/astronomy", "diy"], "description": "An open craft-and-experiment session for children aged five and up accompanied by adults, with no registration needed. It is hosted by ETH Zurich as part of its programme «WOW! Hoch 2». 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"}]}