Public research university
Appears in 4 stories
Hosted the isotopic analysis that identified Bennu's origin
NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission returned 121 grams of asteroid Bennu to Earth in 2023. New isotopic analysis of that material is rewriting the story of how the solar system formed, and it points a surprising finger at Jupiter.
Updated 6 days ago
Analyzed the melt data
Swiss glaciers lost more than 5% of their remaining ice in 2026, the second-worst melt year on record. A low-snow winter left glaciers exposed, and summer heatwaves pushed the freezing point above 4,000 metres for 76 days.
Updated Oct 3
Led the study
ETH Zurich researchers combined gravity and magnetic measurements from orbiting probes and found a buried, strongly magnetized volcanic complex beneath the Moon's far side. The 4.2-billion-year-old structure, roughly 60 kilometers wide, is the strongest evidence yet that the Moon once generated its own magnetic field.
Updated Sep 26
Co-led the project
A laser aimed at the center of a trapped atom should interact most strongly at its bright center. It doesn't. Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland measured the strongest interaction slightly off to one side — a shift they've named the optical Magnus effect, after the physics that curves a spinning table tennis ball.
Updated Sep 13
No stories match your search
Try a different keyword
How would you like to describe your experience with the app today?
