''Cosmic Research'' (Russian: ''Kosmicheskie Issledovaniya'') is a bimonthly

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that was established in 1963. It is published by MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica and published online by

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. The

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is Anatoli A. Petrukovich ( Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia). The journal is a continuation of the Soviet-Russian publication ''Artificial Earth Satellites'' (), in existence between 1960 and 1964.

Scope

The journal covers research in

space science Space is a three-dimensional continuum containing positions and directions. In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions. Modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless ...

and related space technologies. Subject coverage includes cosmic physics,

astronautics Astronautics (or cosmonautics) is the practice of sending spacecraft beyond atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere into outer space. Spaceflight is one of its main applications and space science is its overarching field. The term ''astronautics' ...

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, and astronautics in general.

Abstracting and indexing

This journal is abstracted and indexed in

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/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences,

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, and

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 0.419.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.springer.com/journal/10604 Space science journals English-language journals Academic journals established in 1963 Bimonthly journals Springer Science+Business Media academic journals Nauka academic journals