The 247th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society
Physics of the Cosmos at AAS 247
All Times Mountain Time (MT)
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
Dates
4-8 January 2026
Community
Physics of the Cosmos
Type
Meeting
AAS Meeting 247
Physics of the Cosmos Sessions
The PhysPAG session will be a community brainstorming session focusing on “Physics of Cosmos in the 2030s and Beyond: Science, Missions, and Innovations Shaping the Future of NASA Astrophysics.”
The joint meeting of the program analysis groups (PAGs) – for PhysCOS (PhysPAG), Cosmic Origins (COPAG), and Exoplanet Exploration (ExoPAG) - will include updates from the HWO, TDAMM, and AI/ML SIGs and a discussion with Shawn Domagal-Goldman (director of NASA Astrophysics) and the PAG Executive Committee chairs.
The 247th AAS meeting (joint with the Historical Astronomy Division) will be held 4-8 January in Phoenix, Arizona at the Phoenix Convention Center.
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Please ask your questions to the panel members during the Joint Program Analysis Group meeting at the AAS conference here.
Sunday, 4 January 2026
| Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| PhysPAG | 9:00am-1:10pm | 126C |
| Joint PAG | 2:30pm-6:00pm | 301D |
Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Agenda
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00am | Introduction: Overview | Brian Humensky Francesca Civano | |
| 9:15am | Introduction to Science/Mission Discussion | Dave Pooley (PhysPAG EC chair) | |
| 9:25am | Brainstorming in Breakout Groups | Group #1 Cosmic structure: Johannes Lange, Rebekah Hounsell, Tim Eifler Group #2 X-Ray: Rob Petre, Renee Ludlam Group #3 Gamma Ray: Liz Hays, Chris Karwin Group #4 GW: Igor Andreoni, Ann Hornschemeier Group #5 CMB: Tom Essinger-Hileman, Brendan Crill | |
| 10:15am | Group Presentations (5 Groups, 10 min each) | Reports of Brainstorming Groups (10 min each) | |
| 11:00am | Break | ||
| 11:20am | Introduction to Technology Discussion | Manel Errando (PhysPAG EC Vice Chair) | |
| 11:30am | Brainstorming in Breakout Groups | Group #1 Tech from Moon: Scott Porter, Jenna Cann, Richard Green Group #2 Mirrors: Dustin Swarm, Kristin Madsen Group #3 Detectors: Carolyn Kierans, John Tomsick, Johanna Nagy Group #4 Industry Partnership: Jon Arenberg, Rita Sambruna, Michelle Hui Group #5 Software: Adam Goldstein, Johannes Eser | |
| 12:10pm | Group presentations (5 Groups, 10 min each) | Group Moderators Present | |
| 1:00pm | End |
Monday, 5 January 2026
| Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| NASA Update | 12:45pm-1:45pm | 301AB |
| Beyond the Mid-Decadal: Community Inputs for Space Mission Concepts Toward Astro 2030 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | 225 B |
| X-Ray SIG | 3:30pm-5:00pm | 131A |
Wednesday, 7 January 2026
| Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Introducing NASA’s Astrophysics Cross-Observatory Science Support (ACROSS) Facility: Enabling People, Tools, and Observations for TDAMM Science | 10:00am-11:30am | 226 B |
| Cosmic Pathfinders | 1:00pm-2:30pm | 127 A/B |
| Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning STIG | 3:00pm-4:30pm | 231 A/B/C |
Physics of the Cosmos Poster
Artistic Vision of the Complex Physics of the Cosmos
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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