PhysCOS Activities at AAS 247 from 4-8 January 2026
PhysCOS is participating in several activities at the next Winter Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS 247), taking place 4-8 January 2026 in Phoenix, AZ.
On Sunday 4 January, PhysCOS is organizing the annual meeting of the PhysCOS Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) taking place from 9a to 1:10p Mountain Time, focusing on “Physics of Cosmos in the 2030s and Beyond: Science, Missions and Innovations Shaping the Future of NASA Astrophysics.” This community brainstorming session will focus on Science, Missions, and Innovations relevant to the future of NASA Astrophysics, in particular focusing on Physics of the Cosmos topics.
There will be a joint meeting of the program analysis groups (PAGs) – for PhysCOS (PhysPAG), Cosmic Origins (COPAG), and Exoplanet Exploration (ExoPAG), from 2:30p to 6p Mountain Time, featuring time for discussion with Shawn Domagal-Goldman (director of NASA Astrophysics), and with the PAG Executive Committee chairs.
On Monday 5 January, at 2p Mountain Time, there will be a special session on community inputs for space mission concepts geared toward the 2030 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey (Astro 2030).
On Monday 5 January, at 3p Mountain Time, there will be a splinter session dedicated to the X-Ray Science Interest Group (XR SIG).
On Wednesday 7 January, there will be three PhysCOS-supported sessions: a splinter session dedicated to the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Science and Technology Interest Group (AI/ML STIG) at 9a; a special session on NASA’s Astrophysics Cross-Observatory Science Support (ACROSS) Facility at 10a; and a splinter session on the Cosmic Pathfinders program at 1p.
Agendas for these sessions, and other PhysCOS activities at AAS, can be found on our own meeting webpage. We will send out more information in future mailings. Looking forward to seeing you in Phoenix, at one of these sessions, or at the NASA booth in the Exhibition Hall!
The 247th Meeting of the AAS
The 247th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (joint with the Historical Astronomy Division) will be held 4-8 January 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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