At first, astronomers were wary, but the Swiss astronomers had checked their data with care.

Maurice du Martheray (1892 - April 12, 1955) was a Swiss astronomer and poet.

Data on Kepler-40 was analyzed by a team of French and Swiss astronomers, who first tested for false positives.

At first, when Swiss astronomers announced their observations on Oct. 6, other scientists reacted with caution, even skepticism.

Wild 2, named after a Swiss astronomer and pronounced "vilt," also seemed to make a strong impression on the 770-pound spacecraft.

The discoveries, made by a team of Swiss, French, American and Israeli astronomers, increased the number of known "exoplanets" to 63.

It is named after Fausto Delucchi, a Swiss amateur astronomer.

Stefano Sposetti (born December 22, 1958) is a Swiss astronomer.

Last October, two Swiss astronomers reported finding the first planet around another normal Sun-like star, 51 Pegasi.

Leopold Courvoisier (1873-1955) was a Swiss astronomer.