Advances in Space Research - Special Issues

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COSPAR Renews MoU with UNOOSA

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

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!

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!

COSPAR Outstanding Paper Awards for Young Scientists 2024

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 COSPAR Outstanding Paper Awards.

• Advances in Space Research (ASR)
• Life Sciences in Space Research (LSSR)

COPUOS Brainstorming Call for Sites of Specific Scientific Interest

COSPAR, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the Moon Village Association-Global Expert Group on Sustainable Lunar Activities (MVA-GEGSLA) are jointly holding a brainstorming call about Sites of Specific Scientific Interest (SSSI).

Call for Abstracts for the 6th COSPAR Symposium Now Available

The Call for Abstracts for the 6th COSPAR Symposium, 3 - 7 November 2025, Nicosia, Cyprus, is now available. The submission deadline is 4 April 2025.

Save the Date: 5 February Apophis 2029 Side Event at STSC

Save the Date: 5th February 2025! COSPAR will be hosting a side event during the 62nd Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC) session of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS): Apophis 2029: Advancing Science and Planetary Defense in the International Year of Asteroid Awareness

Brunei Darussalam and The Philippines Join COSPAR

On 14 and 21 December Brunei Darussalam and The Philippines became members of COSPAR with the Universiti Brunei Darussalam and the Philippine Space Agency as the national scientific institutes. The COSPAR community extends a warm welcome to both new members.

"Titan After Cassini-Huygens" out in January

COSPAR is pleased to announce that "Titan after Cassini-Huygens", the first volume in the COSPAR Book Series in collaboration with Elsevier, will be available as of 23 January 2025.