Swiss researchers will be at the forefront of the search for alien life with a new detector.
The Universities of Bern and Geneva will design a spectrograph which will be installed on the European Southern Observatory currently being built in Chile.
The machine will cost EUR 120m.
The University of Geneva says the new detector will be able to determine the chemical composition of the atmosphere of distant planets – which may give signs of life.
It’ll be fully operational by 2032.
Major 5 year works plan starts in Geneva next year
Geneva residents are being warned a five-year programme of works to spread geothermal energy starts next year.
Home owner tax on brink of abolishment - or not
Is the much-maligned tax that home owners have to pay on the way out – or not?
Boy killed by bus in Vaud
A young boy was killed in canton Vaud on Tuesday evening after he was hit by a bus.
Quagga mussel found in Lake Zurich for first time
The invasive quagga mussel is continuing to spread.
Police officer pardoned of speeding
A police woman has been pardoned for a speeding offence dating from 2017.
Final - Geneva shops will open this Sunday
Shops in Geneva will be open this Sunday.
