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The 248th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society

Physics of the Cosmos about The 248th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society

Location

Pasadena, California

Dates

14-18 June 2026

Community

Physics of the Cosmos

Type

Meeting

AAS Meeting 248

Joint AAS with HEAD and Laboratory Astrophysics Divisions Meeting

14-18 June 2026 at the Pasadena Convention Center

The meeting will be jam-packed with great scientific content and provide ample opportunity for networking with friends and colleagues.

Meeting Overview about Joint AAS with HEAD and Laboratory Astrophysics Divisions Meeting
Pasadena Convention Center

Monday, 15 June 2026

TimeSessionLocation
10:00am ‑ 11:30am PTNASA’s Future Large Gamma Ray (FLAG) Mission Concepts Working GroupPasadena Convention Center ‑  
Conference Center, 204
SummaryThe Future Large Gamma-ray Mission Concepts working group will hold a hybrid work session to review progress and needed inputs for a technical report on gamma-ray instrumentation. Working group members will present updates and lead discussions to complete gathering of input on gamma-ray capabilities, mission concepts, and technologies. The group will work on identifying and filling gaps in the draft and refining the content of the report.

Wednesday, 17 June 2026

TimeSessionLocation
11:40am ‑ 1:10pm PTXR SIG Special SessionPasadena Convention Center ‑ 
Conference Center, 211

XR SIG Special Session Agenda

Session TitleHEAD: Toward the 2030 Decadal: Science Cases for Potential Future X-ray Mission Concepts
Session ChairBreanna Binder
SummaryThis special session will present outcomes from four X-ray Science Interest Group (XRSIG)-led Science Analysis Groups (SAGs) convened to evaluate potential future X-ray mission concepts and their scientific return. Over the past ~year, the SAGs conducted an initial exploration of science enabled by four candidate mission architectures: (1) a Lynx-like observatory concept with potential augmentations, (2) an ultra-high angular resolution X-ray interferometer mission, (3) a mission spanning a substantially broader energy band than would be feasible for a Lynx-like design, and (4) a dedicated X-ray timing mission concept. In this session, we will summarize the scope, activities, and key findings of each SAG, highlighting representative science cases, capability-driven requirements, and points of convergence and differentiation across the architectures. We will also review relevant technology developments identified by the SAGs that could improve mission feasibility and inform community discussions as planning proceeds toward the next Decadal Survey.

DaySession TitleTimeLocation
Sunday, 14 JuneHigh Energy Science Analysis with HEASARC Services10:00a ‑ 12:00nConference Center 102
An Introduction to Fornax: Scalable Data and Compute for Scientific Analysis2:00p ‑ 4:00pConference Center 101
Monday, 15 JuneNASA Update Town Hall12:45p ‑ 1:45pBallroom DE
115 - HEAD: NuSTAR and the future of hard X-ray observations2:00p ‑ 3:30pConference Center 211
118 - Gamma-ray Astrophysics from Fermi to the Future2:00p ‑ 3:30pBallroom F
NSF NOIRLab Open House6:15p ‑ 8:15pConference Center 106
Tuesday, 16 June201 - Warner Plenary Lecture: Kyle Kremer, Globular Clusters: Astronomical factories of gravitational-wave and electromagnetic transients8:00a ‑ 9:00aBallroom DE
NASA's Big Science, Small Missions1:00a ‑ 11:30aConference Center 204
212 - HEAD Early Career: Carolyn Kierans11:40a ‑ 12:30pBallroom DE
National Science Foundation Update Town Hall12:45p ‑ 1:45pBallroom A
221 - HEAD: Exploring the MeV Gamma-ray Sky with COSI3:40p ‑ 5:10pConference Center 212
222 - HEAD: NewAthena: The Next X-ray Flagship3:40p ‑ 5:10pConference Center 211
Wednesday, 17 June313 - Time Domain and Multi-messenger Astrophysics10:00a ‑ 11:30aConference Center 211
The NASA Astrophysics ROSES Program11:00a ‑ 12:00nConference Center 204
323 - Stellar/Compact Objects 2: HMXBs and Pulsar Phenomena2:00p ‑ 3:30pConference Center 211
325 - HEAD: Chandra: Today and Tomorrow3:40p ‑ 5:10pConference Center 212
Thursday, 18 June401 - Planning for the Future of Astrophysics and the ASTRA Initiative10a ‑ 11:30aBallroom G
402 - Gravitational-Wave Astronomy in the Next-Generation Era10a ‑ 11:30aBallroom F
403 - High Energy Astrophysics10a ‑ 10:40aBallroom C

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