COSPAR 2026

46th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and Associated Events

01-09 Aug 2026
Florence, Italy

https://www.cospar-assembly.org/assembly (scientific program, abstract submission) – beginning mid-August 2025

Abstract Deadline:                             
mid-February 2026

Topics:  
Approximately 150 meetings covering the fields of COSPAR Scientific Commissions (SC), Panels, and Task Groups:

• SC A:  The Earth's Surface, Meteorology and Climate
• SC B:  The Earth-Moon System, Planets, and Small Bodies of the Solar System
• SC C:  The Upper Atmospheres of the Earth and Planets Including Reference Atmospheres
• SC D:  Space Plasmas in the Solar System, Including Planetary Magnetospheres
• SC E:  Research in Astrophysics from Space
• SC F:  Life Sciences as Related to Space
• SC G:  Materials Sciences in Space
• SC H:  Fundamental Physics in Space
• Panel on Satellite Dynamics (PSD)
• Panel on Scientific Ballooning (PSB)
• Panel on Potentially Environmentally Detrimental Activities in Space (PEDAS)
• Panel on Radiation Belt Environment Modelling (PRBEM)
• Panel on Space Weather (PSW)
• Panel on Planetary Protection (PPP)
• Panel on Capacity Building (PCB)
• Panel on Education (PE)
• Panel on Exploration (PEX)
• Panel on Interstellar Research (PIR)
• Panel on Innovative Solutions (PoIS)
• Panel on Social Sciences and the Humanities (PSSH)
• Panel on IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility) (PIDEA)
• Panel on Establishing a Constellation of Small Satellites (PCSS)
• Panel on Machine Learning and Data Science (PMLDS)
• Task Group on Establishing an International Geospace Systems Program (TGIGSP)

Selected papers published in Advances in Space Research and Life Sciences in Space Research, fully refereed journals with no deadlines open to all submissions in relevant fields.