Young Scientists Conference on Space Research (YSC 2026)
Young Scientists Conference on Space Research (YSC 2026) will be hosted by the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI) in April 22–24, 2026, in Moscow, Russia. The conference is designed for early-career researchers under 35 years of age as an opportunity to present and discuss their scientific results, meet and interact. Online participation is possible, but we encourage you to attend in person. The working languages of the conference are English and Russian.
The conference will cover the following topics:
- Solar System Physics
- Astrophysics and Radio Astronomy
- Earth Remote Sensing
- Space Instrumentation and Experiments
- Theory and Modeling of Physical Processes
- Planetary Exploration
- Space in the Social Sciences
The conference is by invitation only. To express your interest, please send a few words about your research to ysc2026@cosmos.ru. Deadline for expression of interest: March 2, 2026.
Key Details:
- Dates: April 22-24, 2026
- Deadline for Expression of Interest: March 2, 2026
- Venue: Space Research Institute (IKI), Moscow, Russia
- Eligibility: Researchers and students under 35 years of age
(inclusive) - Working Languages: English and Russian
- Fee: No participation fee is required. Please note that all participants are responsible for covering their own travel and
accommodation.
No participation fee is required.
Travel Information
Please note that all participants are responsible for covering their own travel expenses. The easiest option to obtain a Russian visa is an e-visa. Citizens of 64 countries may be granted an e-visa to enter the Russian Federation. This procedure does not require an invitation. If e-visa is not an option for you, we will issue an official invitation for the regular visa application.
We recommend booking the hotels on the ZenHotels service, which has an option to book with a foreign credit card. Please note that the cashless payments with foreign credit cards in Russia are quite limited. Further information will be provided later.
Contacts
For any additional information, please contact the YSC Local Organizing Committee via ysc2026@cosmos.ru. See you at IKI this April!
