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IFEX - Interdisciplinary Research Center for Extraterrestrial Studies

IFEX

Goals and fields of activity

The center is dedicated to developing and promoting interdisciplinary aspects of the extraterrestrial studies by means of basic research, development and participation in scientific-technical application projects, as well as in terms of the creation of appropriate training programs.

In addition, IFEX focuses on extraterrestrial research projects in the context of science and technology and their innovative application on Earth and in space.

The work area includes

  • exploration of space, objects in our solar system, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole
  • search for signs of life
  • search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI)
  • research on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)

as well as

  • the promotion and coordination of subject-specific and, in particular, interdisciplinary cooperations and
  • dissemination of extraterrestrial studies.

News

Mars mission: Würzburg Researchers Orchestrate Swarm of Robots

Exploring a valley and caves on Mars, searching for life: These are the goals of the German research initiative VaMEx. The Professorship for Space Technology at the University of Würzburg is involved.

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SONATE-2 APRS digipeater successfully activated

During the first activation of the APRS digipeater, 421 messages were forwarded. A complete success and another opportunity to support the worldwide amateur radio service through the SONATE-2 mission!

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SATEX summary report published

As a result of the SATEX study, a short report on the topic of extraterrestrials with small satellites was published on the publication platform of the University of Würzburg (Report language: German).

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