The 2026 J-PAS XXII Collaboration Meeting was held in Shanghai from October 19 to 23, 2026. Organized by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (SHAO, CAS) and co-organized by the Shanghai Astronomy Museum (a branch of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum), the meeting marked the first time that the annual J-PAS Collaboration Meeting was hosted in China. Researchers from Spain, Brazil, Japan, China, and othe​r countries participated in the meeting both in person and online. Chinese participants represented a wide range of institutions, including the National Astronomical Observatories, Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Normal University, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xiamen University, and Yunnan University. More than 80 people attended the conference in total.

On October 8, 2026, Prof. Naomi McClure-Griffiths, Chief Scientist of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO), visited the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. During the visit, Prof. McClure-Griffiths exchanged views with SHAO researchers engaged in Square Kilometre Array (SKA)-related work, learning about the research progress and observation preparations of the observatory's teams and delivering a special academic lecture. The visit deepened the SHAO teams' understanding of SKA science planning and construction progress, and provided a useful reference for refining science cases and preparing for observation and data analysis.

On September 6–7, 2026, Professor Jessica Dempsey, the newly appointed Director-General of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO), led a delegation to visit Shanghai. Earlier on September 4, Vice Minister Zhang Guangjun of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) met with Professor Dempsey and her delegation in Beijing, where they held in-depth exchanges on SKA progress and important issues concerning SKAO's development. This was Professor Dempsey's first visit to China since assuming the role of SKAO Director-General on June 1, 2026. The delegation also included Dr. Filippo Zerbi, Chair of the SKAO Council; Dr. Simon Berry, Deputy Director-General and Head of the Director-General's Office; and Mr. Wang Qiming, Policy Advisor. The visit aimed to deepen strategic cooperation between the SKAO and the Chinese astronomical community and to advance China's continued leading role in SKA construction, operations, and international governance.

Mengjie Wu, a researcher at Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, received the Young Scientist Award at the XXXVIth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS), taking place in Kraków, Poland, in recognition of her research achievements and contributions to ionospheric radio science. A total of 61 young scientists received awards at this conference, including 6 scholars from China.

August 17, 2026, A delegation from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) in Mexico, led by Rector Santos Guzmán, visited the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO), Chinese Academy of Sciences, and signed a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement to deepen bilateral collaboration in astronomy and space science.

The Second Annual Science Meeting of the Earth 2.0 (ET) Space Mission was successfully held in Kunming, Yunnan Province, from July 27–31, 2026. Organized by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the meeting brought together more than 200 scientists and students from 26 international institutions and 43 domestic institutions, making it the largest international ET science meeting held to date.

Jointly organized by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO), Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the “2026 Workshop and Summer School on Space Earth Observation and Global Change” was successfully held in Shanghai from July 13 to 17, 2026, under the auspices of the SHAO leadership. The event was co-organized by the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Space Navigation and Positioning Technology, and received support from the SHAO Center for Astronomical Geodynamics, the academic journals Geodesy and Geodynamics and Journal of Geodesy and Geodynamics, as well as the Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China on Global Sea-Level Change.

The 2026 Shanghai Astronomical Society Annual Conference concluded successfully on May 16 in Chongming, Shanghai. This year’s conference was jointly organized by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fudan University, Shanghai Normal University, and Shanghai University of Engineering Science, co-organized by the Shanghai Astronomical Society, and hosted by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The event brought together more than 150 experts, scholars, and early-career researchers from the astronomy community in Shanghai, establishing an efficient and practical academic exchange platform for the collaborative innovation and high-quality development of Shanghai’s astronomy enterprise.