Astronomers Discover Pair of Lonely Exotic Planet-Like Objects Born Like Stars
An international research team led by the University of Bern has discovered an exotic binary system composed of two young planet-like objects, orbiting around each…
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Two Planets Around a Red Dwarf: A “Sub-Neptune” and a “Super-Earth”
The “SAINT-EX” Observatory, led by scientists from the National Centre of Competence in Research NCCR PlanetS of the University of Bern and the University of…
Marine Heatwaves Are Human Made, Over 20 Times More Frequent
Heatwaves in the world’s oceans have become over 20 times more frequent due to human influence. This is what researchers from the Oeschger Centre for…
Vaporized Metal in the Air of an Ultra-Hot Exoplanet
An international team of researchers led by the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS of the University of Bern and the University of Geneva…
This Device Is the Most Sensitive Instrument in the Search for Life in Space
Researchers at the University of Bern have developed the highly sensitive ORIGIN instrument, which can provide proof of the smallest amounts of traces of life,…
One of the Most Extreme Planets in the Universe Analyzed With CHEOPS Space Telescope
Eight months after the space telescope CHEOPS started its journey into space, the first scientific publication using data from CHEOPS has been issued. CHEOPS is…
Ultraviolet Aurora Phenomenon Discovered on Comet Chury – “The Resulting Glow Is One of a Kind”
In the aurora borealis on Earth, electrically charged particles of the solar wind move along the Earth’s magnetic field. At high latitudes, these strike nitrogen…
Antarctic Ice Core Experts: Current Anthropogenic CO2 Increase Is Unprecedented
A new measurement technology developed at the University of Bern provides unique insights into the climate of the past. Previous CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere…
Scientists Alarmed by Long-Term Effects of Insecticides on Ant Colonies
This week, scientists of the Institute of Bee Health of the University of Bern have published an article in the peer-reviewed journal Communications Biology, which…
First Exposed Planetary Core Discovered – An Extremely Unusual Planet in the So-Called “Neptune Desert”
The newly discovered exoplanet TOI 849 b offers the unique opportunity to peer inside the interior of a planet and learn about its composition. It…
Genetics Breakthrough in Malaria Research
Despite great efforts in medicine and science, more than 400,000 people worldwide are still dying of malaria. The infectious disease is transmitted by the bite…
Natural Killer Cells Can Be “Reprogrammed”
Killer cells of the immune system detect and kill infected cells or cancer cells. Researchers at the Institute of Pathology at the University of Bern…
Liquifying a Rocky Exoplanet to Aid in the Search for Earth-Like Worlds Beyond Our Solar System
A hot, molten Earth would be around 5% larger than its solid counterpart. This is the result of a study led by researchers at the…
This Mysterious Exoplanet Should Not Exist
Astronomers detected a giant planet orbiting a small star. The planet has much more mass than theoretical models predict. While this surprising discovery was made…
Hints of a Volcanically Active Exomoon Orbiting a Planet 550 Light-Years Away
A rocky extrasolar moon (exomoon) with bubbling lava may orbit a planet 550 light-years away from us. This is suggested by an international team of…
Engineered Liposomes: A Possible Alternative to Antibiotics
By engineering artificial nanoparticles made of lipids, scientists have developed a treatment for bacterial infections without using antibiotics. Scientists from the University of Bern have…