Astrophysicist Annapurni Subramaniam has been awarded the COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal 2026 for her contribution to space research.
Instituted in 1990 in honour of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the medal is given jointly by the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and ISRO to scientists from developing countries. She is the fourth Indian, the first Indian woman and the third woman overall to receive it. Earlier Indian winners were U.R. Rao (1996), Gurbax Singh Lakhina (2014) and Anil Bharadwaj (2024).