EPSC
September 13, 2024

Gravity Study Gives Insights into Hidden Features Beneath Lost Ocean of Mars and Rising Olympus Mons Studies of gravity variations at Mars have revealed dense, large-scale structures hidden beneath the […]

EPSC
September 13, 2024

Movie of BepiColombo’s Fourth Mercury Flyby Presented at EPSC2024 Watch the closest flyby of a planet ever, as the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft sped past Mercury during its latest encounter on 4 September […]

EPSC
September 11, 2024

EPSC2024: JunoCam Spots New Volcano on Active Io A new volcano has been spotted on Jupiter’s moon Io, the most geologically active place in the Solar System. Analysis of the […]

EPSC
September 10, 2024

Announcement of Venues for EPSC 2026 and 2027 The Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) Executive Committee is delighted to announce that EPSC2026 will be hosted at the Amare venue in The Hague, […]

Mars is viewed from orbit, with the limb of the planet against a black sky. In the centre of the image is the circular feature of Arsia Mons. A ribbon of cloud streams from it to the far left of the picture.
EPSC
September 10, 2024

Cloud Atlas of Mars Showcases 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 […]

Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC)

The Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) is the major European meeting on planetary science.

EPSC-DPS 2025

EPSC 2025 will be held jointly with the American Astronomical Society’s Division of Planetary Sciences (DPS) in Helsinki, Finland.

The joint meeting, which will take place at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, Finland, from 7-12 September 2025, is expected to attract an international audience of 1700+ participants.

Finlandia Hall, Helskinki, venue for the EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2025.
Finlandia Hall, Helskinki, venue for the EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2025. Credit: Daderot

About EPSC

The Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) is the major European meeting on planetary science. Originally known as the European Planetary Science Congress, the first EPSC was held in Berlin in 2006. EPSC is the main dissemination platform for the European planetary science community and is the annual meeting of the Europlanet Society.  EPSC meetings cover the entire scope of planetary sciences and have a distinctively interactive style, with an extensive mix of talks, workshops and posters, intended to provide a stimulating environment for the community to meet.

More about EPSC.

List of past EPSC meetings.

EPSC Outstanding Poster Competition

The EPSC Outstanding Poster Competition (OPC) is an opportunity for early career researchers to have their work recognised at EPSC.

EPSC OPC 2024

EPSC OPC Past Winners.

Future Meetings

  • EPSC-DPS 2025: Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland, 7-12 September 2025
  • •EPSC 2026 will be hosted for the first time in the Netherlands at the Amare venue in The Hague from 6-11 September 2026.
  • EPSC 2027 will be held at the Pierre Baudis Congress Centre in Toulouse, France, from 19-24 September 2027.

Outreach and Education at EPSC

The Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) is an opportunity for sharing the latest developments in planetary science with communities hosting Europlanet’s annual meeting and around the world, as well as a platform for discussing tools, approaches, outcomes and innovations within the planetary outreach and education community.

Find out more about outreach and education activities at EPSC2024.

EPSC News
— September 13, 2024

Gravity Study Gives Insights into Hidden Features Beneath Lost Ocean of Mars and Rising Olympus Mons Studies of gravity variations at Mars have revealed dense, large-scale structures hidden beneath the […]


— September 13, 2024

Movie of BepiColombo’s Fourth Mercury Flyby Presented at EPSC2024 Watch the closest flyby of a planet ever, as the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft sped past Mercury during its latest encounter on 4 September […]


— September 11, 2024

EPSC2024: JunoCam Spots New Volcano on Active Io A new volcano has been spotted on Jupiter’s moon Io, the most geologically active place in the Solar System. Analysis of the […]


— September 10, 2024

Announcement of Venues for EPSC 2026 and 2027 The Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) Executive Committee is delighted to announce that EPSC2026 will be hosted at the Amare venue in The Hague, […]


— September 10, 2024

Cloud Atlas of Mars Showcases 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 […]


— September 9, 2024

Farinella Prize 2024 Awarded to Ravit Helled EPSC2024 Press Release  Prof Ravit Helled, of the University of Zurich in Switzerland, has been awarded the 2024 Paolo Farinella Prize for her outstanding contributions […]


— September 9, 2024

EPSC2024: Final Media Invitation and Details of Media Briefings ESA Hera Mission – One Month Before Launch; Updates on the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo Mission to Mercury: The Closest Flyby of a […]


— September 8, 2024

Welcome to Berlin for EPSC2024! On behalf of Europlanet, welcomes to Berlin for the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2024! With 1075 in-person participants and 66 virtual registrations so far – […]


— September 5, 2024

Get creative with Europlanet’s #InspiredByOtherWorlds arts contest 2024 **Deadline Extended** (Update from original post on 11 March 2024) The Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2024 is inviting schools  and space enthusiasts of all ages to get […]


— September 4, 2024

Issue 7 of the Europlanet Magazine is out now! In this issue: In Focus A round up of news from Europlanet and the planetary community, including: News from Europlanet• Beyond the Europlanet 2024 […]