Europlanet 2024 RI
September 23, 2022

Webb Sees Red with First Pictures of Mars By Sanje Fenkart Up to now the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has impressed the astronomical world by taking images of the […]

Europlanet 2024 RI
September 20, 2022

3rd Call for Applications for Free Access to Laboratories and Field Sites The 3rd call for applications for the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure (RI) Transnational Access (TA) programme is now open! If […]

Europlanet 2024 RI
September 12, 2022

Observing the DART impact with DART – OPTiK Campaign in Kenya In this guest post, Megan Leishman reports on the activities of the DART – OPTiK team in Kenya, which have […]

Europlanet 2024 RI
September 2, 2022

Earth Observation Techniques and Data Analysis – Europlanet WorkshopSeries Second workshop Registration is now open for the workshop ‘Earth Observation Techniques and Data Analysis’, which will take place from 13-16 […]

Europlanet 2024 RI
August 18, 2022

Expert Exchange: Raman spectroscopy training Europlanet 2024 RI’s Expert Exchange Programme aims to support the planetary community to share expertise and best practice, and to prepare new facilities and services. […]

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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 over 50 beneficiary institutions from 24 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 seven* field sites, as well as additional 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.

*Please note: Due to the situation in Ethiopia, the Danakil Depression is currently unavailable.

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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
— September 23, 2022

Webb Sees Red with First Pictures of Mars By Sanje Fenkart Up to now the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has impressed the astronomical world by taking images of the […]


— September 20, 2022

3rd Call for Applications for Free Access to Laboratories and Field Sites The 3rd call for applications for the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure (RI) Transnational Access (TA) programme is now open! If […]


— September 12, 2022

Observing the DART impact with DART – OPTiK Campaign in Kenya In this guest post, Megan Leishman reports on the activities of the DART – OPTiK team in Kenya, which have […]


— September 2, 2022

Earth Observation Techniques and Data Analysis – Europlanet WorkshopSeries Second workshop Registration is now open for the workshop ‘Earth Observation Techniques and Data Analysis’, which will take place from 13-16 […]


— August 18, 2022

Expert Exchange: Raman spectroscopy training Europlanet 2024 RI’s Expert Exchange Programme aims to support the planetary community to share expertise and best practice, and to prepare new facilities and services. […]


— August 10, 2022

Outreach and Public Engagement after Covid Session at EAS 2022 The impact of Covid-19 led to a dramatic change in the landscape of public engagement, which overnight transformed from “hands on” […]


— August 9, 2022

Updated Draft Programme Published for Workshop #3 on Fireballs and their Detection Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 August, University of Glasgow Convened by: Günter Kargl (Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences; […]


— June 20, 2022

EPSC2022 Social Media and Media Internships – Call for Applications We’re offering paid in-person internships to support applicants in developing social media and science communication skills. Interns will join the […]


— June 7, 2022

Issue 3 of the Europlanet Magazine is out! The official magazine of Europlanet, the European community for planetary science. We are delighted to share with you the third issue of […]


— May 17, 2022

Pro-Am Comet Community (Hybrid) Workshop Draft Programme and Practical Arrangements 10 – 12 June 2022, Prague In cooperation with Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure (RI), the British Astronomical Association, Planetum Prague, and the Czech […]