Dear Physics of the Cosmos (PhysCOS) community members-

If you’re attending the American Astronomical Society’s 2026 Summer Meeting (AAS 248) in Pasadena CA, please join us for the following PhysCOS-organized activities (all times Pacific):

Wednesday 17 June

• 11:40a ‑ 1:10p, Conference Center 212: (XR SIG Special Session)

HEAD: Toward the 2030 Decadal: Science Cases for Potential Future X-ray Mission Concepts

Additionally, the following activities may be of special interest to the PhysCOS community:

Wednesday 17 June

• 10a ‑ 11:30a, Conference Center 211: Time Domain and Multi-messenger Astrophysics
• 11a ‑ 12n, Conference Center 204: The NASA Astrophysics ROSES Program
• 2p ‑ 3:30p, Conference Center 211: Stellar/Compact Objects 2: HMXBs and Pulsar Phenomena
• 3:40p ‑ 5:10p, Conference Center 212: HEAD: Chandra: Today and Tomorrow

And please drop by the PhysCOS table in the Exhibit Hall!ll!

For more information on PhysCOS throughout the meeting, check out our meeting webpage.

Wishing you the best,

Dr Francesca Civano & Dr Brian Humensky
PhysCOS Chief Scientists, NASA GSFC

Dr Bernard Kelly
PhysCOS Support Scientist, NASA GSFC