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Juice Science Webinar Series: Juice One Year After Launch | ||
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Join us today at 14.00 CEST for this special webinar session. Juice is one year into its 8-year journey to Jupiter and its icy moons. In this webinar, the JUICE team will present the latest mission news and plans for what will be happening during cruise phase from Earth to Jupiter! The webinar is part of a new series organised in collaboration with the Europlanet Society. |
Europlanet Society Webinar - Summer & Winter Schools - Tuesday 30 April 13.00 CEST | ||
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Summer and winter schools can be a fantastic way to enrich our learning and expand our network. Join us for this latest instalment of the Europlanet Society Webinar Series, in which school organisers will share with us what's coming up, and how we can get involved. |
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Apply to host EPSC! Deadline Extended to 15 May | ||
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Apply now to host EPSC in 2026 or 2027! EPSC, the premier European gathering in planetary science, presents an exciting opportunity for a motivated and capable Local Organisation Committee (LOC) led by a research institute with close ties to the local planetary science community. We seek European cities with venues capable of accommodating 1200+ participants. Applicants can apply for either year, with EPSC 2027 ideally timed for joint hybrid activities with the AAS Division of Planetary Sciences. Interested parties can access the application pack on the Europlanet Society website, with submissions due by the extended deadline of May 15 2024, and host selection announced at EPSC2024. |
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EPSC2024 Call for Abstracts | ||
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The call for abstracts is now open for the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2024. EPSC2024 will take place from 8–13 September 2024 at the Henry Ford Building of the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. The meeting will be fully hybrid, with virtual access to all oral and poster sessions. Sessions are organised around programme groups: - Terrestrial Planets (TP) - Outer Planet Systems (OPS) - Missions, Instrumentation, Techniques, Modelling (MITM) - Small Bodies (comets, KBOs, rings, asteroids, meteorites, dust) (SB) - Exoplanets, Origins of Planetary Systems and Astrobiology (EXOA) - Outreach, Diversity, Amateur Astronomy (ODAA) |
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EPSC2024 Goes Live For Schools | ||
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Once again, the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) will be opening its doors to schools and giving students a glimpse of how contemporary science is done. |
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Exhibition and Sponsorship at EPSC2024 | ||
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Would you like to support the EPSC 2024 conference and promote your organisation through the exhibition or a sponsorship package? Detailed information can be found on the ESPC 2024 website: |
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Farinella Prize - Call for Nominations | ||
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The call for nominations for the 14th edition of the Farinella Prize is now open. The 14th Paolo Farinella Prize will be awarded to a young scientist with outstanding contributions in the field of planetary science concerning ‘Internal structure of planetary bodies: clues on formation processes of the Solar System’, including theoretical, modelling, experimental and observational work on the internal structure of solar system bodies, namely planets, satellites, and small bodies. The award winner will be honored at EPSC2024 in Berlin. |
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#InspiredByOtherWorlds Art Contest 2024 | ||
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Competition deadline: 09 September 2024. EPSC2024 is inviting schools and space enthusiasts of all ages to get creative and share their artworks and performances inspired by the theme of ‘Returning to Earth’. Show us how you have been inspired to create drawings, storytelling, pictures, videos, stop-motion animations, models, craft works or art installations at home. |
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Iberian Early Career Prize Winners Announced | ||
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The Europlanet Iberian Hub is proud to announce the winners of the first planetary early-career prizes in Spain & Portugal. The winner of the "Abraham Zacut" Award for Best Iberian PhD Thesis in Planetary Sciences & Exploration is Jennifer Huidobro (University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)) for her thesis on "Exploring Martian and Lunar Geochemistry through the study of meteorites, analogs, laboratory simulation, and mission data analysis”. The winner of the "Pedro Nunes" Award for Best Iberian Master’s Thesis in Planetary Sciences & Exploration is Vasco Cardoso (University of Coimbra and University of Alicante) for his thesis on "Collisional Evolution of Jupiter Trojans". Many congratulations to the winners and thanks to all candidates for their participation. |
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Planetary Science News |
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Lunar spinels in the Aristarchus crater and cobra head | ||
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Y Surkov et al, Planetary & Space Science, Vol 240, January 2024 |
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Europlanet Early Career Portal | ||
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Visit the Europlanet Early Career Portal for details of jobs, PhD opportunities and summer schools! |
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Summer School for Sample Return | 24-28 June 2023 | France | ||
This summer school, run by the Institut Origines at Aix-Marseille University and the Origins theme from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, will provide a unique platform to access both basic and cutting edge knowledge related to the study of the origin of terrestrial planets and life based on the analysis of extraterrestrial samples in Earth laboratories. We will have a particular focus on recent and future sample return missions. This multdisciplinary summer school will address domains including cosmochemistry, astrobiology, astrophysics, planetology, and more. We will learn through lectures and practicals from our large set of world experts as well as from more informal exchanges through a series of round tables with dedicated topics. Further information is available here. | ||
Interest in Joining HWO Working Groups | ||
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NASA set up an extensive list of working groups that engage in all science areas of HWO. The below form collects information by people declaring interest in joining any of these groups. Signing up in this form does not engage to actually join the group later on, but allows to receive information from the relevant email list. There is no deadline to express interest, however expressions of interest in co-chairing are being reviewed right now until all positions are filled. Please refer to the form for more information. |
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Social and Ethical Frontiers in Space Exploration Conference | ||
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Kiruna, Sweden 23-25 September 2024 The European Astrobiology Institute and the Society for Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology are holding a joint meeting to discuss the ethical, political legal, societal and environmental aspects of space exploration. The conference will take place at Malmfälten Adult Education Centre in Kiruna, Sweden. |
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Early Careers Workshop: Microsatellites and their use in planetary and astrobiology research | ||
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Application deadline: 1 May 2024 This early-careers workshop will take place in Tartu, Estonia from 24-31 August 2024. The workshop enables students and early career scientists to design micro-and nanosatellite missions. The work on the mission designs will continue after the workshop, thus ensuring a long-term impact. Co-organised by the European Astrobiology Institute, Univeristy of Tartu and Stockholm University Astrobiology Centre, the workshop will consist of lectures by leading scientists, planning sessions in small groups, as well as open discussions, a poster session and social activities. A limited number of bursaries for students and early career scientists from EAI institutions will be available. |
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Two Postdoc Positions Supporting the EnVision Mission - Imperial College London, UK | ||
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Details: Description | Jobs | Imperial College London | |
Observational Data and Development Officer - Liverpool John Moores University, UK | ||
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Fixed term for five years Application deadline 29/04/2024 Job Summary: Develop a programme of educational resources that makes use of new observational and astronomical opportunities. |
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Young Scientific Communicator - South Tyrol Planetarium, Italy | ||
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South Tyrol Planetarium are looking for a communicator and research assistant. | |
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24-month Postdoc Opportunity - Aix-Marseille Université, France | ||
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Aix-Marseille Université is seeking a 24-month Postdoc (PhD-level position) to work on a Human Frontier Science Project (HFSP) funded project ‘The atmosphere: a living, breathing ecosystem?’. The project is a collaboration involving the MIO in Marseille (France), the University of Guelph (Canada), Monash University (Australia) and Arizona State University (USA). |
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PhD Contract Opportunity in Madrid, Spain | ||
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A four-year PhD position in Planetary Geodynamics is open at the Department of Geodynamics, Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the University Complutense of Madrid (Spain), working in the project MARVEN (Internal dynamics of Mars and Venus) under the guidance of Javier Ruiz, Alberto Jimenez-Díaz and Ignacio Romeo. To apply, please send an expression of interest to iromeobr@ucm.es with the following documents (in pdf format): - Cover letter including statement of research experience and interests - CV, including contact information for at least two references - Copies of your academic transcripts |
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ESO Studentship Programme - Deadline 30 April 2024 | ||
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#ESOjobs PhD students in astronomy or related fields to apply for ESO Studentship Programme 2024/2025, which allows carrying out part of their research at ESO's offices in either Garching (Germany) or Santiago (Chile). The deadline to apply is 30 April 2024. |
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