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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · 3d

🚨 Last chance!

Apply this week for the Johannes Geiss Fellowship — don’t miss the opportunity! 🔭

International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · Sep 1

ISSI is now accepting applications for the 2026 Johannes Geiss Fellowship!

Apply by October 10, 2025 for a chance to conduct independent research (Astrophysics, Heliophysics, Planetary or Earth Sciences) in Bern.

Info&form via: www.issibern.ch/jgf-applicat...

#SpaceScienceOpportunity #JGF #ISSI 🔭

Call 2026 Johannes Geiss Fellowship

The International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, Switzerland invites applications for the 2026 Johannes Geiss Fellowship (JGF). With this fellowship ISSI honours the memory of Johannes Geiss,...

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · 4d

Join us for our upcoming Game Changers Webinar with @benpoulter.bsky.social (Spark Climate Solutions, USA) about:

"Earth Observations in the Era of Climate Overshoot“

All details available on:
www.issibern.ch/results/game... 🔭

Game Changers Webinars | International Space Science Institute

Starting in the summer of 2020, the International Space Science Institute has organized the weekly on-line seminar series called “Game Changers”. After six series of weekly talks on the themes of “Mis...

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Dr. Raphael Marschall @spacemarschall.net · 10d

If you missed the @issibern.ch Game Changer Seminar by Mike Wong you can now watch it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8B2...

He discussed the fantastic OPAL program that uses the Hubble Space Telescope to obtain long-time baseline observations of the outer planets to understand their atmospheres.

OPAL 10-year anniversary with Mike Wong

YouTube video by International Space Science Institute

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · 14d

Can intracluster light, the light from stars that no longer belong to any one galaxy, probe how galaxy clusters grow and how dark matter is distributed?

💡 ISSI International Team 577 around Prof. Nina Hatch has answers: www.issibern.ch/turning-ghos... 🔭

Turning Ghostly Light into a Cosmic Tool | International Space Science Institute

Beneath the starlight that comes from the galaxies themselves one can find a much fainter glow: the intracluster light (ICL).

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · 16d

🗓️ 25 September (17h CEST / 11H EDT?
www.issibern.ch/opal-10-year...

OPAL 10-Year Anniversary

Webinar with Mike Wong (University of California, USA)Thursday, 25th September 2025 (17h CEST | 11h EDT)

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · 16d

"OPAL 10-Year Anniversary" mark you calendars for the live webinar with Mike Wong. NASA’s Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) program uses the Hubble Space Telescope to capture yearly global portraits of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. 🔭

OPAL 10-Year Anniversary

Webinar with Mike Wong (University of California, USA)Thursday, 25th September 2025 (17h CEST | 11h EDT)

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · 22d

e.g. the discovery of gravitationally lensed supernovae, the new controversy about the Hubble constant & in particular the data releases of the ESA Gaia mission which allowed to discover many new strongly lensed objects due to the all-sky coverage opening up a multitude of new roads for exploration.

International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · 22d

The first gravitationally lensed quasar — the double Q0957+561A,B — was discovered more than 45 years ago, by now about 400 multiply imaged quasars are known. New developments in recent years make the topic of “strong gravitational lensing” very timely and open up new routes for exploration.

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · 22d

Curious about Strong Gravitational Lensing? Dive into SSRev’s new open-access collection (resulting from an ISSI Workshop): link.springer.com/collections/...

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · 24d

Grüezi and welcome!

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Brian Welch as ISSI Fellow! 🌟

His research uses the James Webb Space Telescope to study how the first galaxies formed the chemical elements that make up our Universe.

Learn more:
www.issibern.ch/welcoming-dr... 🔭

Welcoming Dr. Brian Welch, our new ISSI Fellow! | International Space Science Institute

Dr. Brian Welch joins ISSI to investigate the origins of elements in young galaxies and unravel the mysteries of galaxy formation.

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · 28d

ISSI Programme Manager, Raphael Marschall @spacemarschall.net, giving his #EPSCDPS2025 presentation about comets and what they tell us about the formation of the proto-solar disk. 🤩

Raphael Marschall, ISSI Programme Manager, giving a presentation at EPSC-DPS 2025.

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · 29d

Come to the ISSI booth at #EPSCDPS2025 and sign up for our newsletter to receive updates about our scientific opportunities, open calls, and project submission deadlines.

It’s the first step to visit ISSI in Bern and increase the famous ISSI coffee machine counter:

255,000 coffees & counting. ☕️📈

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Europlanet @europlanetmedia.bsky.social · Sep 9

✨ Meet @issibern.ch at the exhibition of #EPSCDPS2025, discover their amazing science and space projects!

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · Sep 9

We are so happy to be at #EPSCDPS2025. 🌟

Already day 2!
Let’s keep the energy high and the science flowing. But do not to forget to hydrate and take a chocolate from time to time! ☝️

Come say hi, if you have not done so! 🔭

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · Sep 8

Rumor has it, there is free Swiss Chocolate at #EPSCDPS2025.

Just look out for the blue.
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ISSI conference booth table next to blue chair with lot's of free goodies such as stickers and chocolate.

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · Sep 7

It is the word of the town.

ISSI is on tour again.

If you are too, come say hi during this week’s #EPSC2025 here in Helsinki! – You know where to go, just follow the blue.

@europlanetmedia.bsky.social
@spacemarschall.net @kokotanekova.bsky.social @fabiocrameri.ch

#EPSCDPS #EPSC-DPS2025

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · Sep 2

🌟 Meet Sesil Ayri, ISSI’s new accountant!

From dance studios to spreadsheets, Sesil brings creativity, precision & a touch of Bulgarian flavour to our corridors.

Welcome aboard, Sesil!

Read more: www.issibern.ch/meet-sesil/ 🔭

Meet Sesil: ISSI’s New Accountant, Where Numbers Meet the Stars! | International Space Science Institute

We welcome our newest ISSI Staff member, Sesil Ayri, ISSI Accountant. Get to know her a better here or come say hi!

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · Sep 1

ISSI is now accepting applications for the 2026 Johannes Geiss Fellowship!

Apply by October 10, 2025 for a chance to conduct independent research (Astrophysics, Heliophysics, Planetary or Earth Sciences) in Bern.

Info&form via: www.issibern.ch/jgf-applicat...

#SpaceScienceOpportunity #JGF #ISSI 🔭

Call 2026 Johannes Geiss Fellowship

The International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, Switzerland invites applications for the 2026 Johannes Geiss Fellowship (JGF). With this fellowship ISSI honours the memory of Johannes Geiss,...

www.issibern.ch

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · Aug 14

Catching Comets for Planetary Defence! 🛡️✨

In her #TEDx talk, ISSI Discipline Scientist @kokotanekova.bsky.social is shining a brilliant light on one of the most daring missions in planetary science: ESA’s Comet Interceptor.
☄️
www.issibern.ch/catching-com...

@esa.int @cometinterceptor.bsky.social 🔭

Catching Comets: Rosita Kokotanekova’s Vision for Planetary Defence and Discovery | International Space Science Institute

Listen to her engaging TEDxVitosha presentation, Dr. Rosita Kokotanekova, Planetary Science Discipline Scientist at ISSI.

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · Aug 8

New @natastron.nature.com Perspective piece by ISSI Executive Director @antonellanota.bsky.social and colleagues out on the first Billion years of the universe according to JWST! 🔭

International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · Aug 8

PRESS RELEASE ‼️

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

Read more here:
www.issibern.ch/press-releas...

PRESS RELEASE

JWST illuminates the universe’s first Billion years: new Community Opinion charts breakthrough discoveries and open questions.

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · Aug 8

PRESS RELEASE ‼️

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

Read more here:
www.issibern.ch/press-releas...

PRESS RELEASE

JWST illuminates the universe’s first Billion years: new Community Opinion charts breakthrough discoveries and open questions.

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · Jul 17

🔭 We are looking for an additional Director to help steer the institute into its next chapter as part of the ISSI Directorate.

Based in Bern, Switzerland🇨🇭, the position is full-time, international, and inspiring.

Details & how to apply:
www.issibern.ch/director-ful...

#AcademiaJobs #ScienceJobs

Arty illustration of the ISSI Mural (https://www.issibern.ch/our-universe-in-one-wall/) with text saying: International collaboration, scientific vision, global impact. – Apply to join as ISSI Director.

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · Jul 17

🌌 Our Universe — On One Wall 🌌

What happens when science, art, and storytelling come together? At ISSI, it looks like this: a stunning mural that brings space and space science to life.

Take a look behind the scenes and the full story here
👉 www.issibern.ch/our-universe...

#SciArt #ISSIBern 🐡

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Sera Markoff @profsera.bsky.social · Jul 5

Guest book from our team meeting at @issibern.ch on the #BlackHole in our galaxy’s centre, Sgr A*🔭🧪. PhD student Nicole Ford reimagined the river flowing through Bern as a magnetic flux tube in the accretion disk interacting with a current sheet, a potential site of high-energy flaring!

Photo of page of guestbook with a beautiful pen drawing like a map of the river flowing through Bern, Switzerland, reimagined as a flux tube interacting with a current sheet in an accretion disk. Also many small individual thank yous to the ISSI host centre.

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International Space Science Institute (ISSI) @issibern.ch · Jul 8

🤩
We love it!

#SpaceScience meets #Aare @stadtbern.bsky.social

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