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.
Children injured and driver dead after sports hall crash
Four were injured and one died after a car hit a sports centre in Thônex in Geneva on Saturday morning.
Storm Boris skirts Switzerland
Switzerland has escaped the worst effects of storm Boris which has wreaked havoc in Central and Eastern Europe.
Firefighter accused of arson trial starts
The trial of a firefighter accused of setting 12 fires in canton Solothurn starts today.
Carouge residents poisoned by water
The water supply in two apartment buildings in Carouge was poisoned during a routine boiler clean on Friday afternoon.
Switzerland has a new computer
Switzerland has a new computer.
Heavy rain, snow and hail strikes
Heavy snow, rain and hail is causing havoc in central parts of the country.
