IPGP Planetary Science

Members of IPGP have contributed to creating the first diamond open access journal for the field of planetary science. Diamond open access means that it is free for authors, and free to access! […]

All #IPGP planetary science videos can now be found on our peertube channel! @ipgp_planets@solarsystem.video

Why I will be boycotting meetings sponsored by the Lunar and Planetary Institute. An open letter to the LPI executive board #LPI #USRA #LPSC #BoycottLPSC #BoycottLPI #PlanetaryScience

In response to the Trump executive orders, the Lunar and Planetary Institute (#LPI) is removing abstracts from previously held meetings that used to be archived on their website. Here is an example of one that was removed from the 2025 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (#LPSC).

If you want to learn more about the Planetary Research diamond open access journal that will launch in January 2026, we just wrote a FAQ that answers the most common questions we get: https://planetary-research.org/faq.html #PlanetaryScience #OpenAcces #AcademicPublishing

Would you like to work with the #BepiColombo mission that is about to arrive at #Mercury? #ESA has just put out an announcement for interdisciplinary scientists. The letter of intent deadline to apply is May 20! https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/bepicolombo-ids-gi-2025

A french research going to the #LPSC conference outside of Houston Texas wasn't allowed to enter the country. After a "random" control at the border, the police searched their phone and computer and found compromising statements about Trump […]

Planetary Research: Open call for editors Planetary Research is a community-led #DiamondOA journal for #PlanetaryScience that will launch in January 2026. We are looking for an editor-in-chief, 5 editors and 10 associate editors. The deadline to apply is […] [Original post on solarsystem.social]

The Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (#IPGP) is looking for a new director! The deadline to apply is July 15. https://www.ipgp.fr/actus-et-agenda/actualites/poste-de-directeur-de-linstitut-de-physique-du-globe-de-paris/

The planetary science community is creating a diamond open access journal that will be free to access without a subscription and that won’t charge authors article processing fees. Following a community vote, we now have a name! Planetary Research #DiamondOA #PlanetaryScience

The #PlanetaryScience community is in the process of creating a new diamond open access journal that will be free for authors and free for readers. Check out the video of our second meeting! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64rap9a3P7Y&list=PLPXeplhp1d03WmrwwDFMjy5y0S6eiyeFE&index=2 #DiamondOA

Mural of the Croatian scientist Andrija Mohorovičić in the city of #Osijek where he once taught. He is best known for his discovery of the crust-mantle interface using seismic data from a 1909 earthquake. This interface is now known as the Moho, as no one can pronounce or properly spell his name.

If you are a planetary scientist who is part of a #Slack community using the free plan, consider migrating your team to #Mattermost on the Solar System Social #PlanetaryScience server. Slack will start deleting your content that is older than 1 year starting January 28, 2025!

The last lecture of the #CollegeDeFrance series by Alessandro Morbidelli will take place on Dec.11 and will cover Trojans and irregular satellites: L’origine des satellites irréguliers des planètes géantes et des Troyens de Jupiter et Neptune dans le […] [Original post on solarsystem.social]

If you will be in Paris next week, you are all invited to attend the Ph.D. defense of Tri Dung Nguyen. "Photometric modeling to characterize planetary surfaces in the solar domain" The thesis is directed by Stéphane Jacquemoud and Antoine Lucas, and will take place at #IPGP on December 11 @14:00.

If you want to learn more, please check out the recording of our kick-off meeting in November: https://youtu.be/I-sOb51LSFc?si=OF4q2UKTMJQ81Cv_ Or just download the slides: https://sdrive.cnrs.fr/s/JMZGdFscTpjJKRf And then ask to get an invite to join our forum!

Announcing an initiative to create a Planetary Science Diamond Open Access Journal Are you sick of paying exorbitant fees to publish your work? Then please join our community to create a planetary science journal that is free for authors and readers alike. #PlanetaryScience #DOAJ #OpenAccess