Bernese liftoff for the Expo 2025 Osaka!

The University of Bern is part of the Swiss Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka with instruments built for the ESA/JAXA space missions Juice and Comet Interceptor !

Vacuum Chamber ESA Juice

13.04-10.06.2025 | Showcase in the Swiss Pavilion

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The scent of space

The University of Bern has been a leader in space exploration since the NASA Apollo11 mission, continuously innovating with cutting-edge instruments. On display are models of Bernese mass spectrometers for two joint ESA-JAXA missions: JUICE to Jupiter’s icy moons and Comet Intercept or visiting a pristine comet. If a spacecraft’s camera is its eye, then the mass spectrometer is its nose. Mass spectrometers“sniff out” the atoms and molecules surrounding comets, moons, and planets in our Solar System. The ice-covered moons of Jupiter may harbor life-friendly oceans, while comets are like deep-frozen time capsules, offering a glimpse into the early Solar System.The visitors of the Swiss Pavilion will experience the ‘scent’ of a comet, recreated from the measurements of the Bernese mass spectrometer ROSINA that flew to comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

 

ベルン大学は、NASAのアポロ11号月面着陸以来、宇宙探査のリーダーであり、常に最先端の機器を開発し続けている。展示されるのは、木星氷衛星を探査するJUICEと、原始的な彗星を探査するコメット・インターセプターという、ESAとJAXAが共同で行った2つのミッションに使用されたベルン質量分析計の模型である。
探査機のカメラが目なら、質量分析計は鼻である。質量分析計は、太陽系の彗星、衛星、惑星を取り巻く原子や分子を「嗅ぎ分ける」。木星の氷衛星には生命に適した海があるかもしれないし、彗星は冷凍保存されたタイムカプセルのようなもので、初期の太陽系を垣間見ることができるかもしれない。
そして、スイスパビリオンの来場者は、チュリュモフ・ゲラシメンコ彗星に着陸したベルン質量分析計ROSINAの測定結果から再現された彗星の「香り」を体験することができる。

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Bernese space exploration: With the world’s elite since the first moon landing

The University of Bern is represented in the Swiss Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka. As part of the “AUGMENTED HUMAN” exhibition, two Bernese space instruments that are flying on international missions into space can be seen in the Swiss Pavilion.

Further information in Japanese (PDF, 517KB)

15.04.2025, 11:00-12:00 | Public talk in English and Japanese with registration

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Visiting an ancient world: ESA/JAXA space mission Comet Interceptor

Michael Küppers, Planetary Scientist at the European Space Agency (ESA), will take the public on a journey to comets.

太古の世界を訪ねて: ESA/JAXA宇宙ミッション「コメット・インターセプタ

欧州宇宙機関(ESA)の惑星科学者であるミヒャエル・キュッパース氏が、一般の方々を彗星の世界へとご案内します。

15.04.2025, 14:00 - 16:00 | Hands on activity. No registration needed. Japanese & English

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How to build a comet with dry ice, water, dust and soya sauce?

Just drop by the Swiss Pavilion event room any time between 14:00 and 16:00 to build your own comet !

ドライアイス、水、ほこり、そしてしょうゆを使って、彗星を作ってみませんか?
どなたでも参加できる体験型イベントです。

14時から16時の間、お好きな時間にスイス・パビリオンのイベントルームへお越しください。
予約は不要ですので、お気軽にご参加ください。
英語・日本語両方でサポートします。

25.04.2025, 11:00 | Official Osaka Prefecture program for elementary school students.

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Discover the Universe with Space Researchers!

Have you ever wondered what’s out there in space? Do you have questions about the stars, planets or space missions? Now’s your chance to meet space researchers and ask them everything you've always wanted to know! Astrophysicists Audrey Vorburger – She is studying Jupiter’s icy moons and their mysteries – and Yuhito Shibaike – he is researching how planet systems are formed – will answer your questions in English and Japanese. They look forward to meeting you!

25.04.2025 | Event on invitation

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University of Bern Day at the Swiss Pavilion

Virginia Richter, Rector of the University of Bern, will welcome Japanese guests from academia with a long-term relationship with the University of Bern. Masaki Fujimoto, Director General of ISAS/JAXA and Swiss ESA astronaut Marco Sieber (remote) will participate in the panel discussion "Exploring Space, Advancing Human Health: How Space Research, Medicine and AI Shape Our Future".