National Events/Notifications

Aditya-L1 Mission: Aditya-L1 A03 proposal submission deadline is 20th Aug 2026. Please visit https://alpps.issdc.gov.in/web/  to submit proposals for Aditya-L1 observation time.
 

Young Astrophysicists of Today's India (YATI) 4 will be organized by the Indian Centre for Space Physics (ICSP), Kolkata, from 14–16 October 2026 at the JNC Auditorium, ICSP. The conference will bring together young researchers and students in astrophysics and space science through contributed talks, invited reviews, and panel discussions, providing opportunities to present…

14th Aditya-L1 Support Cell Workshop will be conducted from 06 - 08 October, 2026 at Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata.
Last Date of application: 25 August, 2026
Please find more information from the following link and the attached poster.
Website link: https://al1ssc.aries.res.in/workshop-14

Space Astronomy Group at U. R. Rao Satellite Centre is planning to organize the second National workshop on Data Analysis and Science from the XSPECT instrument on board XPoSat in online mode, tentatively on 8-9 September, 2026. The workshop will cover an overview of the instrument, demonstrate the end-to- end data analysis procedure, explain the proposal preparation and…

Abstract submission is open now!

Abstract submission deadline (15th August, 2026) is approaching!

To submit an abstract, please visit --> https://daase-iiti.github.io/geds2/

For any query, drop an email to : geds2@iiti.ac.in

Celebrating Milestones in Solar and Space Weather Research in India: Honoring Prof. Nandita Srivastava

Registration is now open for the online symposium "Celebrating Milestones in Solar and Space Weather Research in India: Honoring Prof. Nandita Srivastava," to be held on 25 August 2026.

The symposium is being organized to celebrate the remarkable scientific…

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The International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR), Bengaluru opens applications for the program "Widening Astrophysics with Voices, Equity, and Science (WAVES) - A Workshop on Equity and Advances in Astrophysics" to be held from 21 October 2026 to 22 October 2026.
This two-day meeting will bring together women researchers and members of…

Exploring the Cosmos with 3.6-meter DOT (ExCoDOT-2026) from 16-20 Nov, 2026 at ARIES, Nainital

A unique opportunity for PhD scholars and early-career researchers to explore India’s largest optical telescope.

ExCoDOT-2026, organized by ARIES, is designed to introduce the Indian astronomy community to the full capabilities of the 3.6m Devasthal Optical Telescope (…

Registration open for the workshop on Rubin-LSST Alert Brokers: alerts to discoveries at IUCAA, Pune

Date: 2-5 November, 2026

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has started the deepest, widest, and fastest Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), which is generating an unprecedented volume of real-time alerts each night for transient and variable candidates, opening an…

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We are happy to inform you that the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)-India is now inviting research proposals for LIGO-India–specific scientific and technological projects. This grant-in-aid program offers an exciting opportunity for selected researchers to actively contribute to one of the world's most ambitious scientific…

Please find attached the Sky News for August 2026.

Arvind Paranjpye
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai

XPoSat Mission: XPoSat A02 proposal submission deadline is 25 July 2026 (tomorrow). Please visit https://xpps.issdc.gov.in/web/ to submit proposals for XPoSat observation time.

Please find more information regarding the announcement from this link…

ISRO has announced the third Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for the Aditya-L1 mission, inviting the Indian solar physics community to submit proposals for Aditya-L1 observation time.

Deadline of proposal submission is 20 Aug 2026. For more details, please visit Aditya-L1 Mission:…

Workshop on ISM and Star Formation at COSMOS, Mysuru during 7-9 Dec 2026 organised by Indian Institute of Astrophysics.

The International Astronomical Union Symposium 412 on “Hub–Filament Structures in Star Formation” is scheduled to be held in Mysuru in early December 2026. This companion workshop on ISM and Star Formation aimed primarily at early-career researchers…

The Department of Chemistry, GITAM University, Bengaluru campus in collaboration with the Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP) Toulouse, France is going to organize a Indo French workshop on LIBS and Raman Spectroscopy for Planetary Sciences: Techniques, Challenges and Frontiers from 19th to 21st August 2026. 

Attached is the brochure of…

International Conference on Galaxy Evolution and Dynamical Structures (GEDS-II) at  Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India, 8–10 December 2026. Please find more information from the attached poster and the website at the follwing link.

The Abstract submission is open now.

Abstract submission deadline : 15th August, 2026

To submit an abstract,…

ASI Symposium 008: The Dynamic Radio Sky: India's Roadmap for the Time-Domain Era is a national conference that will bring together researchers working across the broad spectrum of radio transient astrophysics. The meeting will provide a platform to present recent scientific discoveries, discuss emerging observational and theoretical challenges, and explore the transformative…

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Cosmic Connections 2026 is a national meeting bringing together researchers in cosmology, with a special focus on the growing role of AI/ML across cosmic scales. The scientific scope will cover topics from the Early, Intermediate, and Late Universe, including inflation, CMB, primordial GWs, cosmic dawn, reionization, JWST results, dark energy, large-scale structure,…

NLST Meeting: Discussion on High-Resolution Solar Science Capabilities of a 2-m Class Telescope

Venue: Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bangalore, India

Dates: 9–11 September 2026

Website: https://events.iiap.res.in/event/444/

The National Large Solar Telescope (NLST) will be India's flagship…

BAWG Data Science Hackathon 2026 will be held from 29 - 30 October 2026 at IUCAA, Pune.

Last Date of Registration: 31 July 2026

For more information please click at the link below:

https://web.iucaa.in/ws/~BRICS-2026/BAWG-Hackathon.html

The state-of-the-art 3.6m Devasthal Optical Telescope is now inviting observation proposals for the 2026-C2 cycle!
🗓 Observation period: 01 October 2026 – 31 January 2027

🔗 Submit your proposals: https://dopses.aries.res.in/
ℹ️ Learn more about the telescope and its instruments:…

2nd Aditya-L1 Proposal Writing Workshop will be conducted online on 13th July, 2026.
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Last Date of application: 10 July, 2026

Please register at this link.

ISRO has announced the second Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for the XPoSat mission, inviting the Indian astronomy community to submit proposals for XPoSat observation time.
Deadline of proposal submission is 25 July 2026. For more details, please visit https://www.isro.gov.in/XPoSat_Mission.html

Thanks…

The 12th Meeting of the BRICS Astronomy Working Group will take place from 26 to 30 October 2026 at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) in Pune, India, in an in-person format. The possibility of participation in an online format will also be considered for those registered participants who cannot attend the event in person.

This event is…

Please find attached the Sky News for July 2026.

Arvind Paranjpye
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai

XSat is a proposed next-generation Indian X-ray astronomy space mission in collaboration with Europe. If approved, it will be a legacy of AstroSat and will cause a transformational leap in X-ray spectral-timing capability unmatched by any existing or currently planned international mission. XSat aims to probe, with an unprecedented depth, fundamental and extreme aspects of compact…

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This is the first announcement of the VBO dust workshop III 'Dust across cosmic scales: from Grain to Galaxies'  which is being organized at VBO from 11 to 14th August 2026 (in hybrid mode). The workshop will have expert review talks on current trends of Astrophysical dust, contributory talks and tutorial sessions on data analysis and dust codes.

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Please find attached the Sky News for June 2026.

Arvind Paranjpye
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai

Dear All,

Greetings!

The BRICS Astronomy Working Group, together with the participating member nations, is currently preparing a joint application under the BRICS STI Framework Programme (PI: Prof. David Buckley). I will be coordinating the Indian contributions to this proposal.

With this email, I would like to invite interested members of the Indian Astronomy community to…

IIST is organising its 14th IIST Astronomy & Astrophysics School (IAAS) from 13 July 2026 – 22 July 2026. The school is meant to acquaint students with the basics of astrophysics. The lectures will be at a fundamental level with introductions to more advanced topics.

Students from any one of the following backgrounds are eligible to apply for the school

M Sc…