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International Space Science Institute (ISSI)Hallerstrasse 6
3012 Bern
Switzerland

Phone +41 31 684 48 96
Email issi@issibern.ch

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International Space Science Institute

Science is
our Focus

ISSI is a scientifically independent and neutral Space and Earth Science institute that advances science by facilitating open multi-disciplinary discourse in a stimulating environment, reaching out towards new scientific horizons.

Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, P. Zeidler, E. Sabbi, A. Nota, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)
 
JWST Launch: Last View of the Telescope, Image Credit: JWST, NASA, ESA

Origins of Stars, Planets, and Life (?): Highlights from Early Science with the JWST

Pro ISSI Talk with Michael R. Meyer
(J. Geiss Fellow 2024 and Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan, USA)

6th November 2024 –18:15h CET

Published: 21 October 2024

Current ISSI Events

The programme of ISSI covers a wide spectrum of disciplines including the physics of the solar system and planetary sciences to astrophysics and cosmology, and from Earth sciences to astrobiology.

When checking the ISSI Calendar for potential meeting dates, please note that ISSI is usually at full capacity with either 3 teams or working groups, or 1 workshop, plus 1 team or working group.

Mon – Fri Nov 4 – Nov 8
International Team of S. Fotopoulou

Active Galactic Nuclei in Next Generation Surveys

Reaching out towards new scientific horizons

Our Fields of Research

Heliophysics

Astrophysics
Cosmology

Planets
Small Bodies

Earth
Science

Spotlight

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Latest news from ISSI and research updates from our communities.

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen by the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft in March 2015. Comet 67P was the first comet ever known to emit molecular oxygen, a molecule rarely found throughout the universe because of its chemical reactivity and the difficulty in detecting it. Credit: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM

Understanding the Activity of Comets Through 67P’s Dynamics

ISSI Team 547 Report

byNicholas Attree

Published: 29 October 2024

ISSI is located in Bern, Switzerland

Visit us
in Bern

Bern can be reached easily from the airports: Zurich (ZHR), Geneva (GVA), and Basel Euroairport (BSL). Bern is also connected to many European cities by fast intercity trains. Timetable information of trains within and around Switzerland can be found at www.rail.ch.

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Hallerstrasse 6
3012 Bern
Schweiz

ISSI in
Numbers 🧮

Numbers don’t say it all, but some are quite telling…

Scientists visit ISSI each year to do research together

~1100

Countries worldwide are represented in the ISSI visitor data base

63+

Journal papers published by ISSI Visitors

~300/yr

Coffees produced by the ISSI coffee machine

>255k

A Mechanism for Knowledge Generation

ISSI Base

950 Square Meters
5 Meeting Rooms
3 Floors
1 Coffee Machine
3 Data Servers
18 Staff Members

Spaces

4 Science Areas
4 Publication Avenues
7 Funding Instruments

People

7298 Visitors
63 Countries
628 Teams
106 Workshops
30 Working Groups
32 Forums

Results

1120+ Staff Publications
4700+ Visitor Papers
88 SSSI Volumes
17 Sci. Rep. Volumes
54 Spatium Issues

A Spiral Amongst Thousands
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Martel