Blue Horizons is an annual Australian space astronomy conference supported by Astronomy Australia Limited, with the focus of launching Australia's next space telescope mission.
Each year we gather at a different Australian university to celebrate the progress being made towards novel and innovative space telescope instrumentation, astronomy done from space, and astro-tech translation.
This year we are holding the conference at the Australian National University.
Previous participating institutions are below.
BH2024 - Macquarie University
BH2025 - The University of Melbourne
BH2026 - Australian National University
Quick facts
BH2026 registration will open July 1st and close October 30th COB.
Discounted student registration fees will be available.
Abstract submission will open May 1st and close September 30thCOB.
Submit an mission abstract
Giving a talk at Blue Horizons 2026 will be a bit different this year.
Half of talks will be allocated to speakers that are part of mission teams.
The other half will be allocated to selected highlight talks.
Remeber if you don't have a mission team - reach out and find one!