Thursday, 18 March 2026

Dear Physics of the Cosmos (PhysCOS) community members-

If you’re attending the American Physical Society’s Global Physics Summit in Denver, CO, don’t forget to stop by the PhysCOS booth in the Hyatt Regency, beside the registration desk on the 3rd floor.

Please also note the following activities on Wednesday 18 March that may be of special interest to the PhysCOS community (all times are in local Mountain Time, and unless otherwise stated, all sessions listed are in the Hyatt Regency):

10:30am ‑ 12:18pm

• APR-P76: Towards the Origin of Gold [Centennial C]
• APR-P78: Dark Energy [Centennial G]
• APR-P80: Cosmic Rays [Capitol 1]
• APR-P85: Characterization and Calibration of Gravitational Wave Detectors [Capitol 6]
• APR-P91: Astrophysics with Gravitational Waves I [Mineral F/G]

1:00pm ‑ 2:48pm

• EVW-N126: Physical Review Session: What's Next in Big Science? [Agate]

1:15pm ‑ 3:03pm

• APR-R79: X-Ray Results: XRISM, IXPE [Centennial H]
• APR-R80: Cosmic Microwave Background [Capitol 1]
• APR-R85: Gravitational Wave Sources and Populations II [Capitol 6]
• APR-R91: Astrophysics with Gravitational Waves II [Mineral F/G]

3:00pm - 5:00pm

• Physical Review Session: Key Discoveries in Contemporary Astronomy and Astrophysics [Convention Center, Meeting Room 712]

3:30pm ‑ 5:18pm

• APR-S80: Missions, Instruments, and Surveys [Capitol 1]
• APR-S82: Nuclear Astrophysics II [Capitol 2]
• APR-S88: Mini-Symposium: Particle Dark Matter [Mineral B]
• APR-S91: Gravitational Wave Observations [Mineral F/G]
• APR-S92: Dark Matter II [Convention Center, Meeting Room 102]

5:30pm ‑ 7:00pm

• EVW-Y110: DAP Unit Business Meeting and Reception [Capitol 1]

A full listing of all PhysCOS-organized and relevant events at APS can be found on 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