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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/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, E. Bertin, G. Anselmi / https://www.esa.int

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 a) 3 teams or working groups, or b) 1 forum, plus 1 team or working group, or c) 1 workshop.

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.

Schematic illustration of the history and evolution of the universe—from the Big Bang 13.8 Billion years ago to present day—based on our current knowledge and the ground-breaking new insights provided by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Graphic by Fabio Crameri and available from s-ink.org/history-of-the-universe.
Schematic illustration of the history and evolution of the universe—from the Big Bang 13.8 Billion years ago to present day—based on our current knowledge and the ground-breaking new insights provided by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Graphically represented are the Big Bang, the Cosmic Inflation, the Dark Ages, the first galaxies, stars and black holes, the Hydrogen reionisation, and the JWST amongst present-day style galaxies. Graphic elements used are from NASA / ESA / CSA / NASA-GSFC, Adriana M. Gutierrez / James Josephides. The graphic is designed by Fabio Crameri (ISSI) and made available via: https://s-ink.org/history-of-the-universe

JWST Illuminates the Universe’s First Billion Years: New Community Opinion Charts Breakthrough Discoveries and Open Questions

Press release

byFabio Crameri

Published: 08 August 2025

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
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ISSI in
Numbers 🧮

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

Scientists visit ISSI each year to do research together

~1000

Countries worldwide are represented in the ISSI visitor data base

63+

Journal papers published by ISSI Visitors

~350/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

7718 Visitors
63 Countries
628 Teams
107 Workshops
2 Breakthrough Workshops
30 Working Groups
34 Forums

Results

1120+ Staff Publications
5000+ Visitor Papers
91 SSSI Volumes
18 Sci. Rep. Volumes
55 Spatium Issues

Latest
ISSI Publications
& Books

Annual Report 2024

Published: June 2025

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