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Call for Abstracts COSPAR 2026 Now Available
Published Thursday, August 7th, 2025

The Call for Abstracts for COSPAR 2026, Florence, Italy, 1 - 9 August, is now available on-line.  Abstract submission opens on 8 November 2025.

Promoting International Collaboration in Space Science
Published Thursday, August 7th, 2025

Read COSPAR President Pascale Ehrenfreund’s article on promoting international collaboration in space science in the latest newsletter from the International Science Council here.

COSPAR signs MoU with LPP and IAU
Published Wednesday, July 16th, 2025

The Lunar Policy Platform (LPP), COSPAR, and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

68th COPUOS Session: Statement by COSPAR General Counsel
Published Monday, June 30th, 2025

COSPAR General Counsel Niklas Hedman delivered a statement by COSPAR during the COPUOS plenary meeting on 30 June 2025 of its 68th session. Read the statement here.

L3Harris and ULA become Industrial Associated Members
Published Monday, June 23rd, 2025

Two members of the Committee on Industry Relations, L3Harris Technologies and United Launch Alliance, have become Industrial Associated Supporter members of COSPAR. The entire COSPAR community extends a warm welcome.

COSPAR's PE Chair gives backstory to EXPLORE mission
Published Thursday, June 19th, 2025

COSPAR's Panel on Education (PE) Chair, Rosa Doran gives the backstory to the first analog mission for high school students (EXPLORE) in this interview on SpaceWatch Global.

Advances in Space Research - Special Issues
Published Tuesday, May 6th, 2025

Click to see recently or soon to be published / free to read ASR special issues and open calls for special issues.

COSPAR Renews MoU with UNOOSA
Published Tuesday, April 29th, 2025

COSPAR is proud to announce the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) as of 28 April 2025.

ASR Outstanding Paper Awards for Young Scientists Free to Read
Published Thursday, April 24th, 2025

Complimentary access for three months to the papers selected for the Outstanding Paper Award for Young Scientists published in Advances in Space Research in 2024.

Join the COSPAR Panel on Innovative Solutions (PoIS) Quests to Shape the Future of Space Exploration and Make your Mark on the Cosmos!
Published Tuesday, April 15th, 2025

The Panel on Innovative Solutions (PoIS) has launched exciting public challenges and is calling on the worldwide community of professionals and enthusiasts to help shape the future of space exploration and make their mark on the Cosmos!

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