Billions of galaxies at the Air & Space Days!
🚀 Visit the Space Exchange Switzerland booth: How many galaxies are there in the Universe? Billions – and each one contains countless stars!
🔭 Explore the Universe with Euclid
Join astrophysicist Dr. Karina Rojas at the Air & Space Days in Luzerne and discover some of the most distant galaxies ever observed.
Explore:
- The incredible variety of galaxy shapes and sizes
- Images captured by ESA’s Euclid space telescope
- The fascinating optical effects of dark matter
🇨🇭 Swiss expertise behind Euclid
Euclid brings together thousands of scientists, engineers and software specialists worldwide. Switzerland is part of this international effort, with contributions from UniGe, UZH, FHNW, EPFL and ETH Zurich, as well as Swiss space companies including APCO Technologies, Beyond Gravity, SCHOTT and former Syderal Swiss. Dr. Karina Rojas, astrophysicist at FHNW, conducts research on galaxies discovered by Euclid.
🚀 Come and meet us! Dive into the fascinating world of galaxies, dark matter and space exploration, and discover the people and expertise behind Switzerland’s space community at the Swiss Space Exchange booth.
📅 October 2-4, 2026
📍 Museum of Transport, Lucerne
*The activity will be supported by students from UniGe.