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Welcome to the homepage of the Center for Theoretical Astrophysics & Cosmology. Here you can find an overview of our research and teaching activities as well as location and contact information. We began within the Institute for Theoretical Physics from 2002 to 2014. We are now part of the Institute for Computation Science since most of our research involves computational techniques in order to understand the origin of cosmic structures, from planets to galaxies to the large scale structure of the Universe.

: Zoom (JPG, 2 MB); The helix nebula reveals the final stage in the life of a star like our sun

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Sapphires and Rubies in the Sky

Researchers at the Universities of Zurich and Cambridge have discovered a new, exotic class of planets outside our solar system. These so-called super-Earths were formed at high temperatures close to their host star and contain high quantities of calcium, aluminium and their oxides - including sapphire and ruby.

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