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Meet the New Members of the Europlanet Society Executive Board | ||
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The results of the elections of the Europlanet Society Executive Board were announced at the Europlanet General Assembly on Friday, 10 November. Eight new members of the Board were elected including a Vice-President, two Secretaries (co-position) and five new Board Members. They join Ann Carine Vandaele, who takes up the mantle of President following her year as President-Elect (elected 2022), Treasurer Didier Moreau (elected 2021) and Vice President Angelo Pio Rossi (elected 2019 with a one year extended term to ensure that the turn-over of the Board is staggered). Find out about their objectives and what they hope to achieve by serving on the Board of the Europlanet Society over the next four years. |
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Discord Weekly Get-Together: The Central European Hub | ||
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In November, some members of the Central European Hub utilised the weekly Discord Get-Together to discuss some upcoming events and activities. The Europlanet Discord has the ability to host both video and audio, making drop-in sessions like this a great way to coordinate with hub-members, or just get to know each other a little bit better. Feel free to drop into the next one! |
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Last Call for Telescope Time with the Europlanet Telescope Network! | ||
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Attention Europlanet members: the final deadline to submit an application for observing through our Telescope Network is the 31st December 2024, with the final date of observation being 31st March 2024. There is still some time to apply, so submit your application via the link below! |
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Europlanet at Space Tech Expo Europe | ||
The Europlanet Society participated for the first time in the Space Tech Expo Europe, which took place in Germany (Bremen) between 14-16 November 2023. Attending the event provided an opportunity not only to strengthen the Society’s presence on the European space scene, but also to highlight its commitment to innovation and technological development in the planetary exploration sector. | ||
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Register now for the GMAP Winter School 2024! | ||
The GMAP Geology and Planetary Mapping Winter School is an exciting opportunity to delve into planetary geological mapping with guidance from experienced scientists. The Winter School is led by GMAP, Europlanet 2024 RI’s geological mapping activity. Building upon earlier editions targeting Mars, the Moon, and Mercury, the 2024 Winter School will cover exemplary geologic mapping aspects on Venus, Icy Satellites and Small Bodies. The school will run synchronously in the week 22-26 January 2024, and asynchronously on the Streavent platform for the following month (February 2024). | ||
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Supporting UK and Hungarian Industry Collaborations | ||
Two overarching objectives of Europlanet are to foster industry-academic collaboration and to widen participation from under-represented states in Europe and around the world. Last week, there were opportunities to support both these aims at the UK Space Conference in Belfast, where Europlanet shared a stand with the Hungarian Space Industry Cluster (Hunspace), and at an event at the Hungarian Embassy in London. | ||
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Planetary Science News |
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Hydrogen in acapulcoites and lodranites: A unique source of water for planetesimals in the inner Solar System | ||
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Stephant et al. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 615, 1 August 2023, 118202 This study investigates primitive achondrite meteorites that provide information into melting and differentiation processes in the early inner Solar System and the source of water for planetesimals. The work was supported by Europlanet 2024 RI through access to the Open University’s NanoSIMS facility (TA project 20-EPN2-01). |
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Encyclopedia of Extrasolar Planets | ||
The exoplanet.eu team is pleased to announce the first release of an extended version of the Encyclopaedia of Extrasolar Planets, the It becomes the Encyclopaedia of Exoplanetary Systems. The planetary catalogue includes free-floating objects, orbiting exoplanets and companions (including binary systems), with masses up to 60 Jupiter masses. The encyclopaedia is updated daily. Beyond a simple catalogue of planetary systems, it includes: - an exhaustive bibliography on the theory, observations and instrumentation (26,000+ references) - an exhaustive list of conferences - a list of ground-based and space-based facilities detecting exoplanets - an extensive list of other websites devoted to exoplanetary systems. - a tools page (which will become more populated over time) - a news page - a binary planets page - a catalogue of discs (in development) |
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Events & Opportunities |
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EGU 2024 | 14-19 April 2023 | Vienna and online | ||
The abstract submission is open for EGU 2024, held in Vienna on 14-19 April 2024 and online. The deadline for the abstract submission is 10 January 2024, 13:00 CET or before 1 December 2023, 13:00 CET to apply for travel support. |
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Preparation for the upcoming PEPR Origins White Paper Call | ||
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In preparation for the next PEPR Origins White Paper (WP) Call, a new call is set to open in early 2025 within the existing framework of established WPs. Up to 3 to 6 projects will be funded, totaling €4.8 million, with a minimum budget of €800,000 per project. These projects can either be initiatives stemming from the initial PEPR results, developments in the scientific and international context, or projects related to potential stakeholders in PEPR ORIGINS (industry, society, academia). To prepare for this upcoming call, SFE and GdR PILSE are currently seeking to identify potential projects and facilitate collaboration among researchers. They are inviting individuals to share project ideas, express interest in collaboration, or participate in collective discussions on potential projects. Feedback is requested by early December 2023 . The goal is to establish a dedicated mailing list, facilitate exchanges from January to March 2024, and organize a meeting in March/April in Paris to present and discuss all proposed projects or ideas. A summary of this meeting will be shared with the community with participants' consent. |
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Technology Transfer, Application & Innovation Workshop | 23 - 26 January 2024 | ||
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Technologies and satellite systems developed by the space industry help our everyday lives on Earth. While satellite systems contribute widely to well-known areas such as Communication and Navigation, space technologies serve other innovative purposes such as healthcare improvement, multimodal transportation, and other downstream applications. Their commercialisation need people with creative flair, vision and business acumen, skills that this workshop aims to develop. Amongst other topics, students will learn about patenting, entrepreneurship, and business incubation. Group assignments will see them taking a real ESA patent, brainstorming potential application ideas and developing a business model around it. Application deadline: 4 December 2023, 23:59 CET |
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Ladybird Guide to Spacecraft Communications Training Course - 12 – 16 February 2024 | ||
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When we talk about space missions, sending commands to a satellite and receiving data back is paramount. Given the criticality and complexity of spacecraft communications, it’s fair to argue that there would be no space missions without highly skilled communications engineers. The course will be delivered by an ESA engineer of the Mission Operations Department of ESOC. It will include real stories of operations engineers battling wayward spacecraft and discussions about the implications of the way communications systems are designed, how they are used and what problems might occur. Students will also learn about ESA’s European Space Security and Education Centre (ESEC) on-site activities, including Galileo and PROBA spacecraft operations. Students will also experience live operations “close up” thanks to ESA’s OPS-SAT spacecraft. Application deadline: 11 December 2023, 23:59 CET |
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CubeSat Concurrent Engineering Workshop - 20 – 23 February 2024 | ||
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This workshop will expose students to real-life concurrent engineering approach practices. Guided by ESA systems engineers, the students will delve into the world of concurrent engineering, getting acquainted with the Concurrent Model-based Engineering Tool (COMET) and identifying design drivers. Students split into groups will be asked to apply the knowledge acquired along the course on concurrent engineering and payload, propulsion, power, thermal, attitude, and orbital control systems (AOCS), amongst other disciplines, to create a CubeSat mission design. Application deadline: 18 December 2023, 23:59 CET |
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The Making of Juice | ||
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‘The Making of Juice: The Film’ has been released. The film, produced by Maarten Roos-Serote of Lightcurve Films, includes stunning images of the integration and launch of the spacecraft; interviews with engineers, technicians, scientists and managers; and animations explaining the mission and its scientific objectives. | |
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