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Galaxies SIG Seminar, 2 June 2026

Galaxies Science Interest Group

Galaxies SIG about Galaxies SIG Seminar, 2 June 2026

Location

Virtual

dates

2 June 2026

Community

Galaxies SIG

Type

Seminar

New Mission Concepts for the ASTRA Initiative

Speaker

Peter Kurczynski (Chief Scientist, Cosmic Origins Program Office)

Abstract

NASA Astrophysics Division is creating the Astrophysics Strategic Technology & Research Accelerator (ASTRA) Initiative to identify, study and advance new strategic (flagship / probe) mission concepts. NASA is requesting that the astrophysics community identify candidate mission concepts. This presentation will introduce ASTRA and illustrate how you can participate in developing new mission concepts for astrophysics.

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Angled from the upper left corner to the lower right corner is a cone-shaped orange-red cloud known as Herbig-Haro 49/50. This feature takes up about three-fourths of the length of this angle. The upper left end of this feature has a translucent, rounded end. The conical feature widens slightly from the rounded end at the upper right down to the lower right. Along the cone there are additional rounded edges, like edges of a wave, and intricate foamy-like details, as well as a clearer view of the black background of space. In the upper left, overlapping with the rounded end of Herbig-Haro 49/50, is a background spiral galaxy with a concentrated blue center that fades outward to blend with red spiral arms. The background of space is speckled with some white stars and smaller, more numerous, fainter white galaxies throughout.