Looking back at Open Day

2 May

Štěpán Březovják: A Message from the Workshop or a Messenger from Space? Searching for Micrometeorites

What connects a garage workshop with the depths of outer space? Perhaps more than you’d think!

Watch the recorded talk by Štěpán Březovják on the YouTube channel of the Brno Observatory and Planetarium. You'll embark on a journey into the world of the tiniest visitors from space. You'll discover that micrometeorites can take the form of tiny magnetic spheres, barely visible to the naked eye — and yet, the search for them holds incredible stories.

30 Apr

2025 Earth Day

At Earth Day 2025 in the Botanical Garden, physics was not absent. The Botanical Garden organizes this event every year. This year's topic was plant protection. Hundreds of people, both adults and children, came to the event.

23 Apr

Global Winner of The Earth Prize 2025

A huge success of Anna Podmanická (19) and Tomáš Čermák (18) – These young students have become the Global Winner of The Earth Prize 2025! Innovative water treatment solution PURA uses light and plasma technology to purify water from antibiotics and resistant bacteria. Their system offers energy-efficient and cost-effective solutions with potential for global impact.

22 Apr

A highschooler works on wastewater treatment in MUNI laboratories

Anna Podmanická, a high-schooler from Bratislava, worked on her project as part of her high-school professional activity with the support of expert advisors in the laboratories of the Faculty of Science. Under the guidance of Assoc. Prof. Tomáš Homola from the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology and the CEPLANT Centre, her efforts turned into a successful research project that is now receiving well-deserved recognition.