Astris Space
A painting competition for grades 3–8, and an essay competition for grades 9–12. The top three in each competition win a night under the stars at Nakshatraalay.
Pay ₹100, then email your entry toastriseducation@gmail.comby 31 October 2026, 11:59 pm IST.
Everyone has their own idea of how the Universe could have taken shape — and it doesn’t have to look like the usual Solar System. Use your creativity and imagination to paint the Universe of your thoughts. Don’t worry about the physics!
Reserve Your SpotTheme: Space Policy
Space is no longer only for a few governments. India has opened its space sector to private companies, thousands of satellites now circle the Earth, and missions are heading back to the Moon. Someone has to decide the rules — who gets to go, what they can take, and who cleans up afterwards. Pick a question of space policy that matters to you, and argue for what you think should happen.
Read the full essay brief →Reserve Your SpotEssay · Grades 9–12
Space is no longer only for a few governments. India has opened its space sector to private companies, thousands of satellites now circle the Earth, and missions are heading back to the Moon. Someone has to decide the rules — who gets to go, what they can take, and who cleans up afterwards. Pick a question of space policy that matters to you, and argue for what you think should happen.
Choose one of these, or set your own question.
Tap Reserve Your Spot to pay on our secure Razorpay page. Paying is your registration — keep a screenshot of the confirmation.
Scan or photograph the painting or essay clearly, and save it as a PDF, PNG or JPEG file.
Email astriseducation@gmail.com with the entry, the payment screenshot and your details, by 31 October 2026, 11:59 pm IST.
Astris Space and Space Store shortlist the entries together. If yours is selected, we email you with the next steps — including where to courier the original.
Email it to astriseducation@gmail.com by 31 October 2026, 11:59 pm IST. Your email must have:
Attached
Written in the email
Keep the original. If your entry is shortlisted, we will email you with where to courier it.
These open an email with the subject “WSW 2026 Entry” and a checklist already written — remember to attach the files before sending.
3 paintings and 3 essays
A free ticket to a night sky-gazing workshop at Nakshatraalay, our astro-camp in the Aravalis. Parents and guardians are welcome to join, with their own tickets.
Framed and put up on the wall, with an invitation for the artist to come and see it. If yours is shortlisted, we email you with where to courier the original.
A certificate of participation, emailed to every child who enters — painting and essay alike.
The painting competition is for grades 3–8. The essay competition is for grades 9–12. Everything is done online.
₹100 per child, the same for every grade and both competitions. Pay online on our secure Razorpay page — tap Reserve Your Spot.
Scan the painting or essay and email it to astriseducation@gmail.com as a PDF, PNG or JPEG file, with a screenshot of your payment confirmation and your child’s name, grade, school, city and a contact number. The deadline is 31 October 2026, 11:59 pm IST.
Keep it safe. If your child’s entry is shortlisted, we will email you with where to courier it.
3 in each competition — 3 paintings and 3 essays — and each wins a free ticket to a night sky-gazing workshop at Nakshatraalay.
Paying the ₹100 fee reserves your spot. Then email your entry to astriseducation@gmail.com with the payment screenshot by 31 October 2026, 11:59 pm IST.
Astris Space, together with Space Store, for World Space Week 2026.
Entries close 31 October 2026, 11:59 pm IST.
Reserve Your Spot