Last Friday (27th of September), researchers and general public across Europe came together to celebrate the European Researchers’ Night, an event that aims to bring science closer to everyday citizens. And StAnD could not be absent from this amazing initiative!

In Oeiras, Portugal, NUCLIO presented StAnD to hundreds of teachers, students and science enthusiasts. Visitors had the opportunity to learn more about asteroids, meteors, meteorites and planetary defence, had a demonstration of how to examine micrometeorites and even got the chance to handle real iron and stony meteorites. 

Gustavo Rojas - NUCLIO - presenting StAnD at ERN 2025
Gustavo Rojas (NUCLIO)  answering questions about StAnD in Oeiras during Researchers’ Night
Handling real meteorites
Handling a real meteorite
How to examine micrometeorites
Learning how to examine micrometeorites

In Greece, Ellinogermaniki Agogi held a two-day event drawing 600 visitors! The school’s observatory was open to the public, and a planetarium was installed to share the wonder of the night sky.

ERN at Ellinogermaniki Agogi - observing the night sky
Researchers’ Night at Ellinogermaniki Agogi – observing the night sky
ERN at Ellinogermaniki Agogi - the observatory filled up with visitor
At Ellinogermaniki Agogi, the observatory filled up with visitors keen to observe the night sky in more detail
StAnD project presented by Angelos Lazoudis
The StAnD project is presented by Angelos Lazoudis to many of the 600 visitors during the European Researchers’ Night at Ellinogermaniki Agogi