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Unveiling the birth secrets of massive stars
An international team of astronomers including a researcher from the UNIGE solves the long standing mystery of massive star formation using interstellar ammonia measures obtained with the NSF NRAO Very Large Array.
Farewell to Gaia
This exoplanet’s extreme climate defies all models
A super-Earth laboratory for searching life elsewhere in the Universe
Not all Hot Jupiters orbit solo
A UNIGE study shows that Hot Jupiters do not systematically eject their planetary neighbours during migration. This discovery overturns our perception of the architecture of planetary systems.