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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.

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

Ground- and Space-Based Astronomy in the 2030s/2040s. Speaker: Rob Petre, NASA / GSFC 12 June 2026 12:00pm-1:00pm ET/ 9:00am-10:00am PT

Gamma Ray Science Interest Group Seminar. 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET

As we prepare for our Ad ASTRA Community Science Workshop, we are writing to share important updates regarding the agenda structure and instructions for abstract submissions. 

This webinar will be on the ASTRA initiative, as the deadline for white paper submissions approaches (June 26th).

GW SIG Seminar. Speaker: Jacob Slutsky, NASA / GSFC

The 16th International LISA Symposium. College Park, Maryland. 21-26 June 2026

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

Habitable Worlds Observatory SIG Seminar. 10:00am PT / 1:00pm ET

GW SIG Seminar. Speaker: Cole Miller, University of Maryland

The Habitable Worlds Observatory Technology Maturation Project Office and Columbus Technologies are excited to invite you to participate in a Detector System Development Study

The NASA Astrobiology Program and DARES Task Force 2 are pleased to announce the opening of the public comment period for the draft Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (NASA-DARES).  

We are pleased to send out this first announcement for a pre-proposal workshop in preparation for Cycle 4 of the IXPE General Observer (GO) program.

We are thrilled to let you know that both registration and abstract submission are officially open for NASA’s 2026 Joint HELIOTECH and Orbital Flight Symposium!

Upcoming Science Interest Group & Science Analysis Group Activities, 10 June - 17 June 2026

This webinar will provide an overview of the current landscape of space interferometry, spanning foundational concepts, enabling technologies, mission architectures, and key astrophysical science applications. 9:00am-11:00am PT | 12:00pm-2:00pm ET

As we are now unraveling the origin of the heaviest elements, we begin exploring the Origin of the Isotopes. 1:00pm ET

TDAMM. 4 June 2026. 12:00pm-1:00pm ET

Cosmic Structure SIG Seminar. Speakers: Johannes Lange, American U; Chun-Hao To, U of Chicago

PhysPAG Community Webinar. 2 June 2026. 11:00am PT | 2:00pm ET

The ASTRA Mission Concept Template and Submission Form has been released. The deadline for submission is 11:59 pm PT on 26 June 2026.

Upcoming Science Interest Group & Science Analysis Group Activities, 1 June - 10 June 2026