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Broad Band X-ray Observatory Science Analysis Group

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

Physics of the Cosmos Third Early Career Workshop. 22-24 September 2026

Lynx2030 Science Analysis Group: Preparing for the Next X-ray Flagship. Speakers: Fabio Pacucci (SAO), and Steven Ehlert (MSFC)

Monitoring & Modeling Blazar Jets Across the Electromagnetic Spectrum. Speaker: Dr. Nicholas R. MacDonald, University of Mississippi

Habitable Worlds Observatory Updates

Upcoming Science Interest Group & Science Analysis Group Activities, 12 Aug - 14 Aug 2026

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) announces the release of Amendment #1 to the Announcement of Opportunity (AO) to solicit Principal Investigator (PI)-led space science investigations for the Small Explorer (SMEX) opportunity.

We are excited to invite you to the 3rd Early Career Workshop organized by NASA’s Physics of the Cosmos Program and the Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Executive Committee. 22-24 Sept 2026

A TDAMM Mission Concept Offered by the X-ray Timing Science Analysis Group: the Dynamic Extreme Universe in X-rays (DEUS-X) Machine

Upcoming Science Interest Group & Science Analysis Group Activities, 7 Aug - 14 Aug 2026

The NICER team is pleased to solicit proposals for the NICER General Observer program for Cycle 9. The proposal submission deadline for Cycle 9 is 17 September 2026 at 4:30p Eastern (1:30p Pacific).

We wish to remind you that the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) Cycle 4 General Observer proposals are due on September 17th, 2026.

The Fornax Initiative is seeking researchers to participate in a virtual User Panel and provide feedback on NASA’s multi-mission, multi-archive cloud-based infrastructure for astrophysics research.

ROSES-25: D.6 APRA and D.7 SAT Reminder: Due Dates 6 August 2026

ROSES-25 D.3 AGIGO: Change to IXPE and NICER General Observer Second Opportunity

ROSES-2025 Amendment 68 releases D.8 Habitable Worlds Observatory Precursor Science Investigations (HWO-PSI) as a new opportunity in ROSES-25.

4th TDAMM Workshop White Paper now available

Upcoming SIG and SAG Activities, 30 July - 7 Aug 2026

Hybrid CMOS Detectors for Future X-ray Missions. Speaker: Abraham D. Falcone, Penn State University. 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET

GW SIG Seminar on LISA Preparatory Science and LISA Science Gaps. Speakers: Ira Thorpe, NASA LISA Project Scientist, and Ann Hornschemeier Cardiff, NASA LISA Deputy Project Scientist

Upcoming Science Interest Group & Science Analysis Group Activities, 23 July - 29 July 2026

We are pleased to announce the Cycle 6 Call for Proposals for JWST General Observer (GO), Survey, and Archival Research (AR) programs. Proposals are due on 30 September 2026.