News & Events

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. 4:00pm ET

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

SPHEREx Wide-Field Infrared Spectral Mapping of Interstellar Ices and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

From Interesting Idea to Selected ASTRA Study: Thoughts and Considerations. Speaker: Al Nash, Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 9:30am - 11:00am PT - 12:30pm - 2:00pm ET

We are thrilled to announce the AGN Dissertation Jamboree! This three-day event will be held from 1–2 pm ET / 10–11 am PT on April 28, 29, and 30.

The Meaning of Understanding in AI-Laden Science. Speakers: Siyu Yao and André Curtis-Trudel. 4:00pm ET

Supermassive Black Hole and Galaxy Co-Evolution with PRIMA. Speaker: Jed McKinney (University of Texas, Austin), 12:00pm ET/ 9:00am PT

From Interesting Idea to Selected ASTRA Study: Thoughts and Considerations, Speaker: Al Nash, JPL

Update: Community Science (Ad ASTRA) Workshop, September 1st - 3rd, 2026

Potential Diffuse Gas Science Cases and Instrument Goals for UV Imaging and Spectroscopy with HWO. Speaker: Kevin France (LASP). 4:00pm ET / 1:00pm PT

Potential Diffuse Gas Science Cases and Instrument Goals for UV Imaging and Spectroscopy with HWO. Speaker: Kevin France

Diffusion Models. Speakers: Siyu Yao and André Curtis-Trudel

We are thrilled to announce the AGN Dissertation Jamboree! April 28-30, 2026

A quick note: our speaker has had to cancel at the last minute due to an unexpected situation, so we'll take this week off. The good news is that next week we'll pick back up.

CRESST-II Post-Baccalaureate Research Positions NOW OPEN! Deadline: Friday, May 8th , 2026 11:59pm ET