3) Optical microscope image of the filamentous microfossils. Credit: B. Cavalazzi.
Europlanet 2024 RI
July 14, 2021

Oldest fossils of methane-cycling microbes expand frontiers of habitability on early Earth  EUROPLANET/UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA PRESS RELEASE A team of international researchers, led by the University of Bologna, has discovered the fossilised remains […]

Europlanet 2024 RI
July 7, 2021

EPSC 2021 Social Media and Media Internships – Call for Applications We are looking for members of the community that would be willing to support the Europlanet communication team during […]

Europlanet 2024 RI
June 22, 2021

Europlanet Partners Present… INAF Beneficiaries of the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure (RI) project used the forum of the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2020 to present their activities and research on […]

Europlanet 2024 RI
June 11, 2021

We just launched the Europlanet Magazine! The official magazine of Europlanet, the European community for planetary science. We are delighted to share with you the first issue of the Europlanet […]

Europlanet 2024 RI
June 9, 2021

Despite the challenges of the pandemic, there is a lot of activity within the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure (RI), the Europlanet Society and the wider planetary science community. Here, we […]

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About the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure (RI)

The Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure (RI) provides free access to the world’s largest collection of planetary simulation and analysis facilities, data services and tools, a ground-based observational network and programme of community support activities.

The project is funded through the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme and runs for four years from February 2020 until January 2024. The Europlanet 2024 RI consortium is led by the University of Kent, UK, and has 57 beneficiary institutions from 25 countries in Europe and around the world, with a further 44 affiliated partners. The project draws on the resources of the Europlanet Society to disseminate activities and outcomes and develop a more diverse community of users.

Europlanet 2024 RI provides:

  • Transnational Access to 24 laboratories in Europe and six field sites, as well as addtional facilities in South Korea and China.
  • Virtual Access to services and tools.
  • Networking activities to support the community and provide rapid response observations to support planetary missions.

Europlanet 2024 RI Services:


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If you have recieved funding from Europlanet 2024 RI, please add the official acknowledgement below to each publication and dissemination activity: “Europlanet 2024 RI has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 871149.”

Europlanet 2024 RI News
— July 14, 2021

Oldest fossils of methane-cycling microbes expand frontiers of habitability on early Earth  EUROPLANET/UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA PRESS RELEASE A team of international researchers, led by the University of Bologna, has discovered the fossilised remains […]


— July 7, 2021

EPSC 2021 Social Media and Media Internships – Call for Applications We are looking for members of the community that would be willing to support the Europlanet communication team during […]


— June 22, 2021

Europlanet Partners Present… INAF Beneficiaries of the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure (RI) project used the forum of the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2020 to present their activities and research on […]


— June 11, 2021

We just launched the Europlanet Magazine! The official magazine of Europlanet, the European community for planetary science. We are delighted to share with you the first issue of the Europlanet […]


— June 9, 2021

Despite the challenges of the pandemic, there is a lot of activity within the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure (RI), the Europlanet Society and the wider planetary science community. Here, we […]


— June 9, 2021

 Searching for Answers to Life’s Big Questions  Fernando J Gomez and Mateo Martini (CICTERRA/CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina) explore planetary field analogues in Argentina. Read article in the fully formatted PDF […]


— June 9, 2021

Building a Community for Planetary Geological Mapping   Angelo Pio Rossi (Jacobs University) describes Europlanet’s new geological mapping activity, GMAP.    Read article in the fully formatted PDF of the Europlanet Magazine.  Planetary […]


— June 9, 2021

The Fall of the Winchcombe Meteorite Sara Russell (Natural History Museum, London) describes the first UK meteorite fall recovery in thirty years.  Read article in the fully formatted PDF of the […]


— June 9, 2021

The Last Word  Europlanet: Moving Forward Together  The Europlanet Society’s President and Europlanet 2024 RI Coordinator, Nigel Mason, reflects on a milestone for the European planetary community. Read article in […]


— June 9, 2021

The Europlanet Society Joins the International Planetary Data Alliance Stéphane Erard (Observatoire de Paris) reports on Europlanet’s participation in international consortia that manage access to planetary data. Read article in […]