Verkehrshaus der Schweiz: Astroblog

Eine Frau steht mit einem Tablet in der Mitte des Planetariums, über ihr ist das Universum zu sehen, um sie herum sitzen Zuschauer in Lehnstühle.

Astroblog

The new Swiss Museum of Transport astroblog brings you the latest discoveries, exciting background stories and exclusive insights into the world of astronomy - understandable, inspiring and always close to the pulse of the cosmos.

The king of the moons

In addition to the sun and the eight planets, our solar system is also home to many different astronomical small bodies. However, some of these objects do not primarily orbit the sun, but have an orbit around a planet. This is called a moon!

Every year again, the seasons

Every year, we look forward to the first warming rays of sunshine in spring, cool water in midsummer, but also the colorful sea of leaves in autumn or the first snowflakes in winter. But how are these seasons created?

Mars and the water

Our neighboring planet Mars is widely known as the red planet. This color alone tells us a lot about the past of the second smallest planet in our solar system.

News in space - Part 1

Almost 100 years ago, mankind began to proclaim its existence in space.

News in space - Part 2

In Part 1 of the series we already learned about the SETI project and the Arecibo message, but mankind also sent physical messages on space probes into the vastness of space.

Why Pluto is a dwarf planet

No astronomical object divides society and stirs up emotions like Pluto, which has not been counted as a planet for almost two decades.

History of the planetarium

Just a few days before man first set foot on the moon, Switzerland's first planetarium went into operation at the Swiss Museum of Transport on July 1, 1969.

Ein Moderator steht vor einem Publikum, das von einem violetten Sternenhimmel in einem Planetarium angestrahlt wird.

Interview with Marc Horat

Interview with Marc Horat on the inclusion of planetariums in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

Eine 3D-Darstellung des Mars Rover auf der Marsoberfläche

LIVE to Mars

Three missions have arrived at Mars in the past few weeks. This shows that The Red Planet has lost none of its fascination.

Adventure Planetarium LIVE

"Planetarium LIVE" is one of the most popular show formats under the dome of the Lucerne Planetarium. Behind it are huge amounts of data that can be presented to our audience in real time using the space simulator. The interactive LIVE presentations…

Durch das Fenster der Raumstation ISS blickt man auf die Erde.

100 years of planetariums

Modern planetariums like the one at the Swiss Museum of Transport are no longer just star theaters.

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Personen sitzen in Lehnstühlen im Verkehrshaus Planetarium und schauen das Weltall an, das in der Kuppel projiziert wird.

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