News & Events

Cosmic Origins Seminar. Speaker: Al Nash

27-28 May 2026. Registration is now open for NASA’s Innovation for Astrophysics Missions Workshop! The registration site will close on 15 April 2026.

From Text to Spaceship. Speaker: Ryan McClelland, NASA GSFC

Lights Out: Physical Views of Galaxy Quenching. Speaker: Lori Porter. 1:00pm ET

This webinar will provide an overview of the current landscape of space interferometry, spanning foundational concepts, enabling technologies, mission architectures, and key astrophysical science applications. 9:00am - 10:00am PT | 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET

Habitable Worlds Observatory SIG Seminar. 10:00am PT / 1:00pm ET

Cosmic Origins at the 248th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, 14-18 June 2026

1-3 September 2026. The Community Science (Ad ASTRA) Workshop is organized by the NASA Astrophysics Division to engage the community in defining future large, strategic astrophysics missions.

How to Think about Mission Concepts: An Introduction to Concept Maturity Levels. Speaker: John Ziemer. 9:00am - 10:00am PT 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET

Mission Concepts for the Astrophysics Strategic Technology & Research Accelerator (ASTRA) Initiative. 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET

AGN Science in the Era of Big Data: From DESI to the AI Revolution. Speaker Stéphanie Juneau. 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT

The Effect of Various Physical Processes on Gas Flows in the CGM. Speaker: Freeke van de Voort, Cardiff University

Getting Started with Science-Driven Mission Concept Development. 12:00pm ET

Reinforcement Learning Applications. Speaker: Carol Cuesta-Lazaro, IAS/Flatiron

ROSES-25 Amendment 56: D.6 APRA and D.7 SAT Final Text and Due Dates

The next meeting of the AAAC will take place online on 1 June 2026 from 1p-5p Eastern (10a-2p Pacific). This online meeting will take place over Zoom, and requires advance registration.

AGN Science in the Era of Big Data: From DESI to the AI Revolution. 1:00pm ET

There will be a seminar on Friday 22 May at 12 noon Eastern (9a Pacific) by John Ziemer (JPL) on “How to Think about Mission Concepts: An Introduction to Concept Maturity Levels.”

Reinforcement Learning Fundamentals, Speaker: Carol Cuesta-Lazaro, IAS/Flatiron

Time Domain and Multimessenger Science Interest Group Meeting. 2:00pm ET

NASA ASTRA Initiative. Speaker: Peter Kurczynski, Chief Scientist of the NASA Cosmic Origins Program Office. 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT

NASA ASTRA Initiative. Speaker: Peter Kurczynski, Chief Scientist of the NASA Cosmic Origins Program Office.12:00pm ET

NASA ASTRA initiative. Speaker: Peter Kurczynski, Chief Scientist of the NASA Cosmic Origins Program Office. 4:00pm ET

Advancements in Exploring the Early Universe: Unlocking the Mysteries of Galaxies During the First Billion Years. Speaker: Rebecca Larson (STScI). 1:00pm ET