News & Events

Flaglets for Discovery: A Coordinated Fleet Approach to NASA Astrophysics. Speaker: Regina Caputo, NASA/GSFC. 2:00pm-3:00pm ET

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

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

27-28 May 2026. Innovation for Astrophysics Missions Workshop

Physics of the Cosmos at the 248th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, 14-18 June 2026

Fornax Initiative at the 248th AAS Meeting. 14-18 June 2026. Registration for AAS 248 is now open.

1-3 September 2026. The Community Science (Ad ASTRA) Workshop is organized by the NASA Astrophysics Division.

Developing CMOS Detectors for Use in Future X-ray Astrophysics Missions. Speakers: Sarah Heine and Eric D. Miller

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

Technology: Mirrors. 12:00pm-1:00pm ET

Mission Concepts for the Astrophysics Strategic Technology & Research Accelerator (ASTRA) Initiative. 11:00am ET

LIGO: Status and Plans. Speaker: Dr. Peter Fritschel, MIT LIGO Lab. 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT

Upcoming Science Interest Group and Science Analysis Group Activities

Mission Concepts for the Astrophysics Strategic Technology & Research Accelerator (ASTRA) Initiative. 3:00pm - 5:00pm ET

Mission Concepts for the Astrophysics Strategic Technology & Research Accelerator (ASTRA) Initiative. 1:00pm ET

Registration is now open for the Community Science (Ad ASTRA) Workshop to engage the community in defining future large, strategic astrophysics missions.

As part of the NASA Astrophysics Strategic Technology & Research Accelerator (ASTRA) initiative [PDF], and in preparation for the Ad ASTRA Community Science Workshop in September.

Community Meeting to Discuss a White Paper in Support of a CMB Space Probe. 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET

Due to scheduling conflicts and traveling , we will be canceling this week’s telecon and combining the discussion on X-ray binaries with the TDAMM science two weeks from now. 

Gamma Ray Science Interest Group Seminar. 12:00pm –1 :00pm ET

Supermassive Black Holes. 12:00pm ET/9:00am PT

Thursday 16 April 2026 at 12 noon Eastern (9a Pacific) Friday 17 April 2026 at 12 noon Eastern (9a Pacific) Friday 24 April 2026 at 1p Eastern (10a Pacific) Monday 27 April 2026 at 1p Eastern (10a Pacific) Monday 27…

ROSES-25: NASA SMD Graduate Student Research Solicitation - FINESST Due Dates Announced

ROSES-25: Physical Sciences: Research Studies Not Solicited in ROSES-25.