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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. 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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. 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Dr. Florian Kehl, Director Space Research Initiatives at ETH Space, explains how these huge eruptions arise, how solar storms can be observed and predicted, and which space probes help us keep an eye on the sun today and in the future. Space weather touches many areas of everyday life such as air traffic, power grids, communication and navigation systems and agriculture. The talk lasts 45 minutes, is aimed at adults, requires no registration, is in German with English translation via Accessify, and afterwards the researchers are available for about 15 minutes to answer questions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/talk-sonnensturme-im-digitalen-zeitalter-68930/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/sonnenstuerme-im-digitalen-zeitalter.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9daaa57122a0ed91b732ce0652ce58bd9b18d90bb5ed4076b3cb1a8401f13e06-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Planetariumsshow: Unser Sonnensystem", "start": "2026-10-31T13:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "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"}, {"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": ""}, {"title": "Planetariumsshow: Ein neues Weltbild", "start": "2026-10-31T16:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T17:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "\"Ein neues Weltbild\" is a planetarium show about the birth of modern astronomy. It is presented live by Urs Scheifele and Matthias Hofer, who run the mobile Planetarium Zürich. The show tells how in 1609 Galileo Galilei first turned his telescope to the sky, discovering mountains on the Moon, the phases of Venus and moons circling Jupiter, while Kepler that same year published his first two laws of planetary motion. From the ancient view of the world to today's astronomy, the Earth gains a new place in the universe.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/planetariumsshow-ein-neues-weltbild-68925/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/ein-neues-weltbild.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0ed771e53ed33eddda14ab7e276ae85564280c9dfd3758d243895fb06130d75f-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. 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Comedians Patrick Karpiczenko and Dr. Mirko Bischofberger host the evening. 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": "ArboSat - Satelliten aus Holz", "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": "An exhibition of a material sample of ArboSat-1, a palm-sized piece of densified wood, accompanied by a film. The project is run by Swiss Wood Solutions AG together with the π Innovation Hub of ETH Zürich | Space. The densified wood could make satellite construction more sustainable: it has a load capacity similar to aluminium, is lighter, and burns up completely on re-entry without harmful residues. In November 2026, ArboSat-1 will fly to the International Space Station, where it will be exposed to space conditions for six months.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/arbosat-satelliten-aus-holz-68933/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/arbosat---satelliten-aus-holz.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/aaa9fee28ffde47274e28e89bdc9e289b9369156b85febeac5b6869b33f55971-2000.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": "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": ""}, {"title": "Kinderworkshop: Wie leuchtet die Sonne?", "start": "2026-10-31T11:30:00+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 children's workshop in which kids build their own glowing sun. Together with astrophysicist Muriel Stiefel, it explores what happens on the sun and how we can observe it. She studied at ETH Zurich and investigates solar flares using data from the ESA satellite Solar Orbiter. The workshop comes from Raumschiff, the astronomy workshop in Dübendorf, and is aimed at children aged 7 to 9 without adults, with registration.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/kinderworkshop-wie-leuchtet-die-sonne-68939/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/wie-leuchtet-die-sonne-.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/85f80bbe9f9ac73760ce53d307df9962d620d7c6ddafe9446899241cfc439e05-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ins All und zurück", "start": "2026-10-31T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH-Hauptgebäude", "address": "Rämistr. 101", "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": "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": "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": "Planetariumsshow: Sternbilder und Mythologie", "start": "2026-10-31T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T15:00:00+01:00", "place": "ETH Zürich", "address": "Sonneggstrasse 5, 8006 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/astronomy"], "description": "The planetarium show \"Sternbilder und Mythologie\" takes the audience on a live journey through the night sky. Urs Scheifele and Matthias Hofer, operators of the mobile Planetarium Zürich, show how people have always connected stars into figures and seen animals, heroes and deities in them. Visitors discover the Great Bear circling the celestial north pole without ever setting, and learn where the most beautiful double stars, nebulae and galaxies can be found. The show lasts 45 minutes, is in German and suitable for everyone aged 12 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/planetariumsshow-sternbilder-und-mythologie-68926/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/31-oktober-2026/sternbilder-und-mythologie.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d9087f560027bffed030072e6b0f1c5c3b651a07b0f46edb6aa699296fcd7432-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Talk: Gravitational Waves and Black Holes", "start": "2026-11-01T13:00:00+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/astrophysics"], "description": "A talk about gravitational waves and black holes, explaining what happens when black holes merge and how ripples in space-time can be measured billions of light-years away. The speaker is Prof. Dr. Michele Vallisneri, Professor of Gravitational Physics at ETH Zurich and Scientific Director of the Swiss Data Centre for ESA's LISA space mission. Albert Einstein predicted gravitational waves over a hundred years ago, but they were first directly detected in 2015 – a milestone that opened a completely new window onto the universe. The talk shows how gravitational waves expand our understanding of gravity, black holes and the evolution of the universe.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/talk-gravitational-waves-and-black-holes-68952/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/1-november-2026/gravitationswellen-und-schwarze-loecher.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/65414fab6860bed52500bdb1b528c49d9fd31eb89dfead02d2f062e81e910584-2000.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": "Jugendworkshop: Future Prototyping – Wie sieht der Orbit von morgen aus?", "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", "diy/making"], "description": "A workshop for young people that turns future questions about space into tangible objects. It deals with low Earth orbit, which is getting crowded with ever more satellites: limited space, space debris, the question of whether we may soon see fewer stars because of satellites, and new professions such as space garbage collection. Rather than only talking about scenarios in theory, participants creatively build the tools for a sustainable future in space. The workshop is run by the Berlin museum Futurium, a house of futures with an exhibition, a lab and a forum, and is aimed at young people aged 13 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/jugendworkshop-future-prototyping-wie-sieht-der-orbit-von-mo-68948/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/1-november-2026/future-prototyping---wie-sieht-der-orbit-von-morgen-aus-0.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/28a6dfc81726eb1bd0dd7bdcbf4cb9a01f4e9616cd9eb5b95f72a9d71c79590a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Erwachsenenworkshop: Future Prototyping – Wie sieht der Orbit von morgen aus?", "start": "2026-11-01T14:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T16:00:00+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 hands-on workshop for adults on the orbit above Earth, where satellites are multiplying: how should we deal with limited space and growing debris, and does the scrap-collector of space already exist? It is run by Futurium, a Berlin museum of futures that houses an exhibition of living scenarios, a lab for trying things out and a forum for dialogue. Instead of only talking scenarios, participants build tangible objects and craft tools for a sustainable future in orbit.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/erwachsenenworkshop-future-prototyping-wie-sieht-der-orbit-v-68946/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/1-november-2026/future-prototyping---wie-sieht-der-orbit-von-morgen-aus-.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/476aa5df0bcdf624f9a08b54ee328f9364a3a62f6e3a63190ee5d237ec74fc5e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Jugendworkshop: Future Storytelling – Unsere Zukunft im Sonnensystem", "start": "2026-11-01T14:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T16:00:00+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": "In the youth workshop 'Future Storytelling – Unsere Zukunft im Sonnensystem', participants step into the shoes of a person from the future and tell their story. Questions include: Could Mars become our new living room, will space turn into an automated industrial zone, and what role will the solar system play in our everyday lives? The workshop is run by Futurium, a Berlin museum and house of futures that brings an exhibition of living scenarios, a lab for trying things out and a forum for shared dialogue under one roof. It is aimed at young people aged 13 and up, lasts 90 minutes, takes place in German and requires registration.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/jugendworkshop-future-storytelling-unsere-zukunft-im-sonnens-68949/", "official_url": "https://ethz.ch/de/news-und-veranstaltungen/meet-eth/wowhochzwei/1-november-2026/future-storytelling---unsere-zukunft-im-sonnensystem0.html", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2d9a2179653185e01f5b206031ed1a19c82188e9dbc958936290a073864bbd2e-2000.webp"}]}