Our next Europlanet Early-Career (EPEC,) Committee Meeting will take place at EPSC 2026 in The Hague, Netherlands and online in hybrid on the 9th September 2026 at 15:00 CEST. EPEC […]
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Machine Learning in Solar and Planetary Research Summer school
The Europlanet Early Career Network and the Europlanet Machine Learning Working Group is excited to announce the Machine Learning in Solar and Planetary Research Summer school. Being organized by Space […]
Europlanet Science Congress 2026
Europlanet and the Scientific Organizing Committee of EPSC2026 invites all planetary scientists to participate in the congress, submit contributions to the topical sessions, and share their research with their colleagues. […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Career Opportunities, Conferences and Meetings, Education and Outreach, Status Report
AbGradEPEC 2026 Early Career Event
Early Career Event: AbGradEPEC’26 – 6th September 2026
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Enceladus, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release, Saturn
Enceladus Trails A Wake Of Electromagnetic Ripples That Extend Over Half A Million Kilometers
A major study by an international team of researchers using data from the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini spacecraft has revealed a lattice-like structure of crisscrossing reflected waves that flow downstream behind the […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Enceladus, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Status Report, Video, Audio, Webcasts, Podcasts
Europlanet Webinar: Cassini Detects Organic Compounds in the Fresh Plume of Enceladus
5 November 2025 at 11:00 CET (10:00 UTC) Speaker: Thomas O’Sullivan, FU Berlin
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release
Bringing The Digital Revolution To Direct Exoplanet Imaging With PLACID’s LCD Technology
A game-changing instrument is set to improve the detection and direct imaging of planets outside our Solar System by harnessing the power of liquid crystals.
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Mars, Press Release
Cloud Atlas Of Mars Showcases An Array Of Atmospheric Phenomena
Cloud enthusiasts have a new tool to investigate striking formations in the skies above the Red Planet. A browsable database of 20-years-worth of images of clouds and storms, created by […]
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release, Space Weather & Heliophysics, Venus
BepiColombo Observes Escaping Oxygen And Carbon In An Unexplored Region Of Venus’s Magnetosphere
A fleeting visit of the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission to Venus has revealed surprising insights into how gases are stripped away from the upper layers of the planet’s atmosphere.
Posted inAstrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Citizen Science / Open Science, Exploration Gear & Tech, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Mars, Press Release
Away Team Tools: Virtual Hiking Map for Jezero Crater – Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Landing Site
Prospective Mars explorers can now go for a virtual hike around the landing site of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover with an interactive map loaded with orbital imagery, terrain data […]