Whether you are visiting ETH for the first time or returning with new questions, our ETH Tours invite you to get to know the university from different perspectives – from campus areas and research to collections and archives, accompanied by student guides and subject experts. Each tour shows how knowledge is created and lived through the people, places, and stories of everyday university life.
Future lunar missions may rely on a fibre-optic cables to assess vital sub-surface structures. Researchers at ETH Zurich are investigating whether lightweight optical fibres – like those used for internet communication on Earth – could be deployed on the Moon to detect seismic activity and reveal its interior structures.
In May 2024, the strongest solar storm in twenty years raged. An international team led by ETH Zurich?observed?it. Their findings are now helping to improve space weather forecasts.?
Thirty years ago, Swiss physicist Didier Queloz discovered the first planet outside our solar system, revolutionising astrophysics. What the discovery has brought him and why he still hasn’t had enough.?
