We're happy to join ISC and other fellow affiliated bodies in standing up for global climate-change research. Space research is key for understanding how our planet is changing, so reductions in funding will have lasting impacts on decision-making, including adaptation and mitigation strategies.

One way to make sure you’re prepared is to set up the #COSPAR2025 web app on your phone. It lets you download and explore the program. You can also create a personal schedule! Open in your browser and use the handy how-to guides to get the most out of it: app.cospar-assembly.org/2025

We’re in our final preparations to greet all the #COSPAR2025 Scientific Symposium participants in Nicosia tomorrow morning. Are you ready too?

Do you know any teachers in #Cyprus? Help us spread the word about our Public Outreach and Education Weekend in Nicosia 8-9 Nov! The free event includes introductions to authentic science programmes, plus networking with space educators and experts: www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/sessio... #STEM

Arriving in Nicosia before the main #COSPAR2025 Scientific Symposium kicks off Monday morning? Don’t miss out on the SGAC’s SG[Cyprus] on Sunday, featuring COSPAR President Pascale Ehrenfreund, @esa.int astronaut Andreas Mogensen and ESA’s Special Advisor for Political Affairs Kai-Uwe Schrogl.

Bernard Foing, of COSPAR SC B and PEX, has been busy in the run-up to the Symposium! Last week he promoted COSPAR at the 25th CIEP in Shanghai, China. There he had the chance to help strengthen connections between China and the global space community, and to catch up with friends of COSPAR.

We are gearing up for the #COSPAR2025 Symposium — are you ready too? Before you pack your bags and set off for Cyprus, take a look through the scientific programme to plan your week: www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/congre...

ICYMI our PoE's Rosa Doran talked to @spacewatch.bsky.social about the future of space education: spacewatch.global/2025/06/spac... Would you like to attend a COSPAR Education event in-person? We have a Public Outreach and Education in Cyprus 8-9 Nov: www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/sessio...

The object’s fall to Earth highlights the growing problem of space junk – and how humanity is dealing with it. 🧪 🔭

📣Calling all science journalists! You can join us at the #COSPAR2025 Scientific Symposium 3-7 November. We'll be gathering global leaders in space research and industry to address urgent challenges facing humanity, including climate change, space debris, space weather & international development 🧵

Feeling the autumn blues? The #COSPAR2025 Symposium in sunny Nicosia, Cyprus starts in just 2 weeks. We can't wait to explore the role of space research in solving challenges facing humanity. Sound interesting? You can still plan a last-minute getaway to join us: cospar2025.org#ticket_section

🧑‍🏫Would you like to get involved? If you're in Cyprus on 8 November, attend our free workshop for teachers covering StAnD, EXPLORE and other education resources, as part of the Public Outreach & Education Weekend at #COSPAR2025 in Nicosia. Register: cospar2025.org/education/ #STEMed #STEM #AstroEd

☄️Congratulations to the planetary defenders of the first StAnD Asteroid Campaign of 2025-26 (in collaboration with IASC)! They set a new record: 14 preliminary detections! Even more gratifying than these results is the experience of the students: "It's great, we work like astronomers!" #AstroEd

📣Calling all educators! Step into a world where classrooms become launchpads, lessons turn into missions, and students transform into explorers during the free the Public Outreach & Education Weekend at the #COSPAR2025 Symposium in Cyprus 7-9 of November. Registration: cospar2025.org/education/ 🧵

📣Calling all STEM teachers: The autumn StAnD Asteroid Search Campaigns are in full swing Would you like to start your school year by contributing to real scientific research identifying and tracking asteroids? The deadline to sign up for slots in the first campaign is tomorrow, 10 October ☄️

We are proud to be a partner in SPHERE, the Space Schools Exploration and Research Mission, an EU co-funded Erasmus+ project. Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) hosted us for the kick off meeting. Watch this space to see how students will create analog mission simulations in their own schools! #astroed

🔭 🪐Would you like to join Panel on Planetary Protection chair Athena Coustenis at the #COSPAR2025 Scientific Symposium? Tomorrow, 30 September, is the last day for regular registration rates! Register and learn more about the event: cospar2025.org #spaceresearch #planetsci #planetaryprotection

Cool terms and/or writing prompts from the latest issue of Advances in Space Research: - random forest - partially observable information - clock determination - heavy-tailed noise - dawn flank magnetopause - ill-conditioned equation - vectorized rubidium 🧪 🔭 @cospar.bsky.social

📣Attention all early career researchers! Make sure you take advantage of the opportunities to build your network and knowledge at the #COSPAR2025 Scientific Symposium this November. 👩‍💼Outside of general sessions, you can learn about transitioning to industry at the PECISS Lunch Event on 06/11

Planning your autumn schedule? Don't miss out on the #COSPAR2025 Scientific Symposium in sunny Cyprus, where we'll be exploring how space research and exploration can contribute to solving key challenges facing humanity: cospar2025.org Regular registration ends 30 Sept.2025

Why is #space exploration, #science & space sustainability important? 👉We asked Prof. Pascale Ehrenfreund, President @cospar.bsky.social & Board of Directors of the #SpaceFoundation & member of the Global Future Council on Space of @weforum.org: wp.me/panTdn-4k3 @esa.int #EUSpaceAct

📖 Ready to settle into some weekend reading? Check out the newest issue of Space Research Today, featuring a visit to the world's deepest clean room, an update on @science.esa.int's Solar Orbiter, and the first Call for Abstracts for the #COSPAR2026 Scientific Assembly: issuu.com/jccospar/doc... 🔭🧪

We're proud to see COSPAR President Pascale Ehrenfreund honored for her commitment to promoting and facilitating international cooperation in the space sector by our friends and colleagues at the IAF. Together, we are building a shared vision of a more connected and responsible space community.

☀️ What connects the Sun and Earth? The #ISWI – #SCOSTEP Space Weather School (5–9 Jan 2026, Mumbai 🇮🇳) is open for applications! 🎓 Master’s & PhD students 🌀 Focus: solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere 🌍 Learn from global experts 📅 Apply by 31 July 2025 🔗 iigm.res.in/sites/defaul... #SpaceWeather

✈️🏛️ November may seem a long way off, but it's coming fast! Make sure to start making your travel plans for the #COSPAR2025 Scientific Symposium in Nicosia, Cyprus 🇨🇾 📌 Find more information on travel, accommodation and registration on the Symposium website: cospar2025.org

This week's series on #science research and cosmic environmental #stewardship ends by looking the ways we, COSPAR, contribute to the field. Read about the vital work of our panels as well as defining lunar Sites of Special Scientific Interest & more: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

The second article in this week's series on scientific research and #cosmic #stewardship is focused on the #Moon 🌕 We look at existing legal and ethical frameworks, and the ways exploration and science have a symbiotic relationship in lunar missions ➡️ www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

How does #space research contribute to cosmic environmental stewardship? This week we're taking an in-depth look in a series of 3 feature articles. The first looks at the new wave of exploration to the #Moon and beyond, posing new opportunities and challenges📰➡️ www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

⏰Planning to come to the #COSPAR2025 Scientific Symposium in Nicosia, Cyprus? Today is the last day for early bird registration! Don't miss out on your chance to take advantage of these €25-100 discounts: cospar2025.org#registration

🚀#EXPLORE1 has returned to Earth🔴→🌍 After a successful mission in rocky ‘Martian’ landscape, the nine student astronauts👩‍🚀👨‍🚀joined us for a press conference as they completed their mission. We can’t wait to see what these inspiring students do next! #AstroEd #STEAMEd

Cool terms and/or writing prompts from the July edition of Advances in Space Research - mamba enhanced neighborhood - high-precision light curves - post-midnight sector - unreleased sunspot - modified crease-free design - over-actuated spacecraft @cospar.bsky.social 🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci

Looking to expand your space horizons this summer? The first Philippine Space Science and Astronomy Research Conference (PPSSARC) and Space Technology Applications for Resilient Solutions for the Philippines (STARSPH) are taking place 8-12 August. Learn more: pssarc-starsph-website.vercel.app

🚀 #EXPLORE1 Analog Mission: The Mission has begun! 🌍→🔴 👩‍🚀👨‍🚀The wait is over! 9 students from Greece, Austria, and Portugal arrived in Alqueva, Portugal yesterday - where the unique landscape and extreme conditions make it the perfect "Mars on Earth" for training the next generation of explorers!

The EXPLORE Mission 1 students are about to start their (simulated) mission to Mars, but they've already made the news! Read about the programme, including how their whole class back in Austria is contributing to the mission (in German): tirol.orf.at/stories/3310... #astronautforaweek #astroed

Get up-to-speed for next week's EXPLORE 1 mission with a new episode of @spacewatch.bsky.social's Space Café Radio podcast. The interview with Rosa Doran features EXPLORE and how it fits into our larger efforts to promote space education for the future: spacewatch.global/2025/06/spac... #astroedu 🔭

The buzz around this autumn's #COSPAR2025 Scientific Symposium is building! Get a taste of what's coming in this new (Italian) article in Cosmo2050: cosmo2050.com/2025/05/26/s... Would you like to be a part of the action? Early bird registration is open through the end of June: cospar2025.org

⏰Signups for our second Panel on Innovative Solutions challenge close today. Don't miss your chance to use #AI to contribute to biology and health research in space!

Gathering data in space is difficult and expensive, leaving space biology and health researchers with very limited datasets to work with. Join our Panel on Innovative Solutions challenge to help apply #AI and #MachineLearning to better exploit existing data: cosparhq.cnes.fr/news/join-th...

📣Calling African early career researchers in space hydrology We’re co-organising the African Space Hydrology Capacity Building Workshop (AfrHySpace) in Kribi, Cameroon from 17-29 November 2025. Join us to hone your skills and tackle water stress in Africa. Apply by 6 June: afrhyspace.tech/en/

COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection (PPP) Chair Athena Coustenis participated in one of @egu.eu’s prestigious Grand Debates, focused on the theme ”Habitability in Our Solar System: Do Any Worlds Besides Earth Offer Habitable Conditions?” #EGU25

Our Panel on Innovative Solutions (PoIS) is thrilled to announce a second public challenge, this time putting #AI / #ML to work in the field of space biology and health research, specifically in the amplification and realistic simulation of rare biomedical data points from spaceflight. 🔭 #astroedu

Follow @drspacejunk.bsky.social's lead and check our journal, Advances in Space Research, to be inspired by the latest results and ideas in space science! Not a subscriber? Dozens of award-winning articles are currently available to read for free: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/adva... 🔭

Looking for some weekend reading material? A bonanza of papers from the winners of our 2024 Outstanding Paper Award are open access for the next three months, covering everything from earth sciences to astrophysics to space policy: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/adva... 🔭 #planetsci #stars #astroedu

Are you attending GLEX next week? Don’t miss our President Pascale Ehrenfreund’s sessions: -Next Stop: The Moon and Beyond on Thursday 8 May -International NewSpace to the Moon on Friday 9 May -Beyond Earth, Beyond Age: The Key Role of Youth for the Future of Space Exploration on Friday, 9 May

Do you want to make a lasting impact on the world of space research? We are hiring an Administrative and Marketing Assistant to support and promote our work fostering a dynamic, vibrant and collaborative global community for the peaceful use and study of space: cosparhq.cnes.fr/assets/uploa...

Cool terms and/or writing prompts* from the latest issue of Advances in Space Research. - electromagnetic transients - interplanetary shock imaging - miniature software - drag augmentation - dense nested attention - neural radiance *or band names 🧪🔭

Today is the last day to submit abstracts for #COSPAR2025! Don't miss your chance to join the conversation about the ways #spaceresearch can improve life for humans on Earth, covering topics including planetary protection & #planetsci, #SpaceDebris, capacity building, #climatechange and much more 🔭

Get a sneak peek behind the scenes for our upcoming #COSPAR2025 Symposium in this spacewatch.bsky.social interview with COSPAR President Pascale Ehrenfreund: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCpb... Would you like to join her there? Abstract submission closes tomorrow: www.cospar-assembly.org/symposia.php

⏰It's the final countdown...to turn in abstracts for the #COSPAR2025 Symposium in Nicosia, Cyprus. Submit by tomorrow, 23 April, to join us to explore this year's theme: Humanity’s Challenges and Celestial Solutions: www.cospar-assembly.org/symposia.php