2025

5 August 2025

• REMINDER: Roman Coronagraph Instrument Call for White Papers; Deadline 7 August 2025 »  Details
• 4th TDAMM Workshop Registration Open; Registration Due by 19 September 2025 »  Details
• Call for Nominations for 2026 HEAD Rossi Prize; Deadline 30 September 2025 »  Details
• James Webb Space Telescope Cycle 5 Call for Proposals; Proposals due 15 October 2025 »  Details
• ROSES-25: D.3 NICER Science Operations Suspended »  Details

23 July 2025

• PhysCOS Early Career Workshop on 23–25 September 2025: Save the Date »  Details
• TESS Users Committee Seeks New Members; Self-nominations Due by 1 August 2025 »  Details
• NASA HELIOTECH & Suborbital Symposium; Abstracts Due by 1 August 2025 »  Details
• HEAD 22: Now Accepting Late Abstracts until 6 August 2025 »  Details
• Second Announcement: The 4th TDAMM Workshop 27 – 30 October 2025 in Huntsville, Alabama »  Details

16 July 2025

• PhysCOS at ICRC This Week! »  Details
• IXPE Cycle 3 Pre-Proposal Workshop – Second Announcement »  Details
• LISA Summer Science Webinar Series Continues on 24 July 2025 »  Details
• ROSES-25 Amendment 1: Restrictions on Interagency Awards »  Details

10 July 2025

• Release of Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES)-2025 »  Details

7 July 2025

• TESS Users Committee Seeks Self-Nominations for New Members »  Details
• IXPE Cycle 3 Pre-Proposal Workshop – First Announcement »  Details
• HWO Community Science & Instrument Team (CSIT) Established »  Details

11 June 2025

• NASA Science Community Meeting Postponed »  Details
• Habitable Worlds Observatory Science: Call for Endorsers & Feedback »  Call for Community Participation in XRISM Users Group>Details
• HWO SIG Leadership Application — Deadline Extended to 20 June 2025 »  Details

5 June 2025

• Science Mission Directorate Budget Virtual Community Meeting »  Details

3 June 2025

• Habitable Worlds Observatory Science: Call for Endorsers & Feedback »  Details
• Roman Coronagraph Instrument Call for White Papers »  Details
• LISA Summer Science Webinar Series »  Details

16 May 2025

• Gauging Attendance for the 22nd HEAD Meeting »  Details
• Soliciting Interest in New HWO Cross-PAG Science Interest Group »  Details
• NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship — Application Deadline Deferred to 1 November 2025 »  Details

5 May 2025

• Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) Seminar on 7 May 2025 »  Details
• Cancellation of XMM-Newton 25th Anniversary Conference »  Details
• NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship: Next Application Deadline 1 July 2025; Update: The July 1 NPP deadline has been cancelled. The next NPP application deadline will be November 1, 2025 »  Details
• Astrophysics Small Explorers AO Final Text Release Postponed »  Details

24 April 2025

• PRIMA and the Future of Far-Infrared Science, 19 – 21 May 2025 in Pasadena, CA »  Details
• AXIS Community Science Conference 14 – 16 May 2025 in Annapolis, MD »  Details
• HEAD 22: Call for Abstracts & Splinter Meetings »  Details
• XRISM International Conference 2025 in Kyoto on 20 – 24 October 2025 »  Details
• Third COSI Data Challenge Released »  Details

9 April 2025

• Summer AAS Special Session: From CubeSats to SmallSats in Astrophysics. iPoster Deadline 10 April 2025 »  Details
• Workshop on Gaps in Laboratory Astrophysics before Summer AAS »  Details
• Anomalous Microwave Emission (AME) Workshop 17 – 18 June 2025 »  Details
• Call for Experts: National Academies Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics »  Details

31 March 2025

• Next HWO Seminar Series Talks on 2 April 2025 »  Details
• NASA Scientific Balloon Program Flight Opportunity »  Details
• Save the Date: AXIS Community Science Conference: 14 – 16 May 2025 »  Details
• Chandra/CIAO Workshop at UMass Lowell 19-23 May 2025; Register by 25 April 2025 »  Details
• Recent changes to NASA Science Advisory Committees — Impact on NASA Program Analysis Groups »  Details

19 March 2025

• PhysCOS Special Interest Sessions at APS 2025, 19 March »  Details

18 March 2025

• PhysCOS Special Interest Sessions at APS 2025, 18 March »  Details

17 March 2025

• PhysCOS Special Interest Sessions at APS 2025, 17 March »  Details

13 March 2025

• It’s SPHEREx Day at Physics of the Cosmos! »  Details

12 March 2025

• XMM-Newton 25th Anniversary Conference 19 – 22 May 2025 »  Details
• PhysCOS Activities at APS Global Physics Summit »  Details
• EMIT Summer School in Multimessenger Astronomy: Apply by 15 March 2025 »  Details
• NewAthena Science Community Call is Open; Applications Due by 16 March 2025 »  Details
• HWO Community Science and Instrument Team; Self-Nominations Due by 17 March 2025 »  Details
• ROSES-24: D.17 XRISM General Observer Solicited; Proposals Due by 15 May 2025 »  Details

24 February 2025

• Special Physics of the Cosmos Announcement »  Details

21 February 2025

• ROSES-24 D.6 FERMI GI: Removing INTEGRAL and Reminder on Page Limits »  Details
• XMM-Newton Virtual Data Analysis Workshop on 1 – 3 April 2025 »  Details
• 2025 PI Launchpad: From Science Idea to NASA Mission In-Person Workshop. Applications Due 7 April 2025 »  Details

• XRISM International Conference 2025 on 20 – 24 October 2025 in Kyoto »  Details
• Message from the Associate Administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate »  Details

13 February 2025

• Save the Date: The 4th TDAMM Workshop October 27 – 30, 2025 in Huntsville, Alabama »  Details
• Multidisciplinary Science in the Multimessenger Era: 3rd TDAMM Workshop White Paper »  Details
• HWO25: Open Community Conference: Abstracts Due by 21 February »  Details
• National Academies Call for Experts: Astro2020 Mid-Decadal Review »  Details
• Open call for the NewAthena Science Community (NASC): Deadline is 16 March 2025 »  Details
• NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowship: Applications Due by 1 March 2025 »  Details

12 February 2025

• Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) Seminar Series »  Details

4 February 2025

• Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) Seminar Series »  Details
• Removing DEIA Requirements from ROSES-2024 »  Details
• ROSES-24: Due Date Delays for Several Astrophysics Programs »  Details
• ROSES-24 F.5 FINESST: SMD’s Graduate Student Research Clarifications and Corrections, and Reviewers Sought »  Details
• Draft AO Astrophysics Small Explorers Released for Community Comment »  Details
• ROSES-24: E.12 Physical Sciences Research Studies Final Text and Due Dates »  Details

31 January 2025

• Important News for Awardees of Current Grants from NASA »  Details

30 January 2025

• Message to the Physics of the Cosmos (PhysCOS) Community »  Details

16 January 2025

• D.15 LISA Preparatory Science Mandatory NOI Due Date Delay to 7 February 2025 »  Details
• PhysCOS Activities at AAS 245 — Thursday 16 January »  Details

15 January 2025

• PhysCOS Activities at AAS 245 Update »  Details

14 January 2025

• PhysCOS Activities at AAS 245 Invitation to Splinter Session »  Details

13 January 2025

• PhysCOS Activities at AAS 245 Jan 14th Update »  Details

12 January 2025

• PhysCOS Activities at AAS 245 Update »  Details
• PhysCOS Activities at AAS 245 »  Details

8 January 2025

• PhysCOS Activities at AAS 245 »  Details

2024

26 December 2024

• Petition for Cosmic Pathfinders Program Chapter »  Details
• ROSES-24: D.3 APRA Mandatory NOIs Due Date Extended to 6 January 2025 »  Details
• ROSES-24: D.14 Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Research and Support Participation Opportunities Final Text and Due Dates »  Details
• ROSES-24: D.13 Astrophysics Pioneers Substantial Revisions »  Details
• ROSES-24: D.19 Habitable Worlds Observatory System Technology Demonstrations and Mission Architecture Studies Final Text and Due Date »  Details
• ROSES-24: D.10 TESS General Investigator Program Final Text and Due Date »  Details
• ROSES-24: F.10 PRISM, D.12 TCAN, D.17 XRISM GO Deferred to ROSES-25 »  Details

18 December 2024

• Call for High Energy Astrophysics Software Futures (HEASwF) Working Group Members »  Details

16 December 2024

• Physics of the Cosmos (PhysCOS) at the AAS245 Meeting »  Details

2 December 2024

• HWO AAS Splinter Session Pop Presentations: Deadline 6 December 2024 »  Details
• ROSES-24: F.5 FINESST: SMD’s Graduate Student Research Final Text and Due Date Released »  Details
• ROSES-24: Significant Changes to D.3 APRA, D.7 SAT, and D.8 RTF »  Details
• Registration Open for ESA Euclid Symposium. Abstracts due 15 December 2024 »  Details
• LISA Preparatory Science Gaps List Released »  Details

18 November 2024

• Reminder: PhysCOS Early Career Workshop Begins Tomorrow »  Details

13 November 2024

• Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) Technology Roadmap Webinar »  Details

5 November 2024

• PhysCOS Early Career Workshop | November 19th – 21st 2024 »  Details
• 3rd XRISM Community Workshop on 3 – 5 February 2025 »  Details
• Astrophysics Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting 7 – 8 November 2024 »  Details

18 October 2024

• NASA Astrophysics Virtual Town Hall on 23 October 2024 »  Details
• ROSES-24: D.19 Habitable Worlds Observatory System Technology Demonstrations and Mission Architecture Studies DRAFT Text Released for Community Comment »  Details
• Call for Hubble Cycle 32 Bridge Programs »  Details
• ROSES-24: D.9 NuSTAR Due Date Moved up to 29 January 2025, and Other Changes »  Details
• ROSES-24: Changes for 2 CFR 200 Update »  Details

7 October 2024

• NASA Selects AXIS and PRIMA for Astrophysics Probe Explorers Studies »  Details
• TDAMM Comm SAG Final Report Released »  Details
• Astrophysics Biennial Technology Report 2024 Released »  Details
• Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) Seminar Series: First Talks on 9 October 2024 »  Details
• ROSES-24 MOSAICS Seed Funding Winter 2025 Review Cut-Off Date Extended; 5-Year Collaboration Awards DRAFT Text Response Date Corrected »  Details
• NASA OSTEM Internships Virtual Webinars on 17 and 24 October 2024 »  Details

25 September 2024

• ROSES-24: D.14 Roman Participation Opportunities – Comments Due 1 October 2024 »  Details
• ROSES-24: F.18 MOSAICS 5-Year Collaboration Awards DRAFT Text Released »  Details

20 September 2024

• Information Session on NASA’s LISA Preparatory Science Program »  Details
• ROSES-24: Several Changes to D.15 LISA Preparatory Science »  Details
• Call for Nominations for HEAD Prizes: Deadline 1 October 2024 »  Details
• NASA Astrophysics Mission Design School: Applications due 4 November 2024 »  Details

11 September 2024

• Cosmic Pathfinders Interactive Mentoring Workshop on 16 September 2024 »  Details
• Swift Observatory Guest Investigator Proposals Due by 26 September 2024 »  Details
• NASA Hubble Fellowship Program Applications Due by 30 October 2024 »  Details
• NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications Due by 1 November 2024 »  Details
• NASA’s Mini BurstCube Mission Detects Mega Blast »  Details

28 August 2024

• Save The Date: Physics of the Cosmos Activities at AAS 245 »  Details
• JWST Cycle 4 Proposal Preparation Webinar on 10 September 2024 »  Details
• XMM-Newton 24th Announcement of Opportunity Open; Proposals Due 11 October 2024 »  Details

22 August 2024

• Virtual Town Halls for Roman’s Core Community Surveys Begin 26 August 2024 »  Details

19 August 2024

• Swift Users Workshop on 20 August 2024 »  Details
• NICER Cycle 7 Call for Proposals. Deadline 12 September 2024 »  Details
• 2025A NASA Keck Call for Proposals. Deadline 12 September 2024 »  Details
• NASA Selects 5 New Roman Technology Fellows in Astrophysics »  Details
• 2025 Astrophysics Small Explorer Announcement of Opportunity »  Details

8 August 2024

• IXPO Program Updates, Regular Registration Deadline 10 August »  Details

6 August 2024

• Fermi Symposium Registration Deadline 7 August 2024 »  Details
• MOSAICS Webinar on 12 August 2024; Registration Required by 9 August 2024 »  Details
• ROSES-24: DRAFT Lunar Science Opportunity Released for Community Comment »  Details
• James Webb Space Telescope Cycle 4 Call for Proposals »  Details

22 July 2024

• Astrophysics Advisory Committee Meeting 23 – 24 July 2024 »  Details
• Call for Self-Nominations for the Roman Observations Time Allocation Committee »  Details
• Swift Workshop on 20 August 2024 »  Details
• IXPE Cycle 2 Proposal Deadline Reminder: 29 August 2024 »  Details
• ROSES-24: D.20 Exoplanet Mass Measurement Program »  Details

8 July 2024

• NASA Sounding Rocket Working Group Meeting to be Held July 9 — Agenda and Information Regarding Virtual Attendance »  Details
• Cosmic Origins Virtual Town Hall »  Details
• ROSES-24: D.18 Euclid General Investigator Program Updates »  Details

26 June 2024

• Learn About LISA via Zoom on Friday 28 June »  Details
• Lunar Surface Science Virtual Workshop 20 August 2024: Registration Open »  Details
• ROSES-24: D.5 Swift General Investigator Amendment: IXPE Joint Observing Program and Change to NuSTAR Exclusive-Use Period »  Details
• Slides Available from Habitable Worlds Observatory START and TAG Meeting »  Details

24 June 2024

• NASA Astrophysics Division Selects Six US Scientists for Joint ESA-NASA Science Team »  Details

12 June 2024

• NASA Artificial Intelligence Town Hall 22 May 2024: Recording Available »  Details
• Release of the Gamma-Ray Data Tools (GDT) Python Toolkit »  Details
• ROSES-24: D.18 Euclid General Investigator Program Updates »  Details

• ROSES-24 F.20 MOSAICS Seed Funding Final Text Released »  Details

6 June 2024

• Linking strategic astrophysics missions, technology gaps, and technology maturation investments | Dr. Ophel Ganel, SPIE Conference, 21 June 2024 »  Details

22 May 2024

• Marcia Rieke Awarded Gruber Cosmology Prize for Work on HST and JWST »  Details
• Hybrid Joint NICER/IXPE Workshop: Abstract Deadline Extended to 2 June 2024 »  Details
• Habitable Worlds Observatory START and TAG Meetings 3 – 5 June 2024 »  Details
• ROSES-24: F.19 Research Initiation Awards Final Text and Due Date »  Details
• ROSES-24: D.16 IXPE General Observer Updates: ToO Update and Joint Programs with Swift and NuSTAR »  Details

10 May 2024

• JWST Senior Project Scientist Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom »  Details
• Astrophysics Tech Gaps Webinar on 14 May 2024 »  Details
• Reminder: Hybrid Joint NICER/IXPE Workshop, 29 July – 1 August 2024 »  Details
• FIG SAG Face-to-Face Meeting 24 – 28 June 2024 »  Details

2 May 2024

• Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) Proceeding to Implementation Phase »  Details
• Roman Galactic Plane General Astrophysics Survey »  Details
• Community Input into TESS Extended Mission Planning by 14 June 2024 »  Details
• NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowships – Application Deadline 1 July 2024 »  Details

24 April 2024

• Multidisciplinary Multimessenger Astrophysics Workshop in Baton Rouge, LA, 23 – 26 Sept 2024 »  Details

18 April 2024

• Fermi Symposium Abstract Submission Open – Abstracts Due 1 May 2024 »  Details
• Astrophysics Technology Gaps Public Webinar on 14 May 2024 »  Details
• NASA Astrophysics Technology Update Released »  Details
• First Announcement: Hybrid Joint NICER/IXPE Workshop, 29 July – 1 August 2024 »  Details
• ROSES-24: Euclid General Investigator Final Text and Due Dates »  Details

8 April 2024

• PhysCOS Activities at HEAD Meeting »  Details

• Release of the Chandra Source Catalog Release 2.1 — The 22-year Source Catalog »  Details

2 April 2024

• PhysCOS Activities at APS April Meeting »  Details
• Release of the Second COSI Data Challenge and Analysis Tools »  Details

20 March 2024

• ROSES-23 Astrophysics Decadal Survey Precursor Science: Notice of Intent »  Details
• UV Science and Instrumentation Workshop 7 – 9 May 2024; Register by 31 March 2024 »  Details
• NASA Offering Travel Grants for the 2024 LISA Symposium; Apply by 5 April 2024 »  Details
• NuSTAR Users' Committee (NUC) Self-nominations Due 26 April 2024 »  Details
• NASA Space Telescope Live Update Released »  Details

15 March 2024

• NASA Seeking U.S. Scientist to Serve on ESA’s NewAthena Science Study Team (NASST) »  Details

7 March 2024

• Habitable Worlds Observatory START & TAG Meeting on 11 – 13 March 2024 »  Details
• Astrophysics Advisory Committee (APAC) Meeting 20 – 21 March 2024 »  Details
• US Participation in the LISA Science Team (LST) »  Details
• Upcoming Call for Community Input into the TESS Extended Mission Planning »  Details
• Save the Date: UV Science and Instrumentation Workshop 7 – 9 May 2024 »  Details

27 February 2024

• Cosmic Pathfinders Program: Cosmic Chatter Seminar | Thursday, February 29th | 2:30p – 4:00p ET »  Details

22 February 2024

• Release of Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES)-2024 »  Details
• Changes in D.2 Astrophysics Data Analysis for ROSES-2024 »  Details
• All PhysCOS Session Slides from AAS Winter Meeting Now Available »  Details

16 February 2024

• First TDAMM SIG Virtual Meeting on 1 March 2024 »  Details
• ROSES-23 Astrophysics Decadal Survey Precursor Science: Science Gaps Worksheet Posted »  Details
• TESS Science Conference III – Abstract Submission and Parallel Sessions »  Details
• UVEX Selected as next Astrophysics Medium-Class Explorer »  Details
• XRISM Proposer’s Observatory Guide and Early Release Data »  Details

30 January 2024

• NASA Science Mission Directorate Quarterly Community Town Hall 31 January 2024 »  Details
• Survey to Help Determine the Best Name for the Athena Mission; Vote by 2 February 2024 »  Details
• ROSES Usability RFI Response Date Extended to 23 February 2024 »  Details
• ROSES-23: F.11 SALSA PRISM Deferred to ROSES-2024 »  Details

25 January 2024

• LISA Formally Adopted by European Space Agency »  Details
• IXPE Awarded AAS’s Bruno Rossi Prize in High-Energy Astronomy »  Details
• NASA MUREP Competition Accepting Spring Proposals until 13 March 2024 »  Details
• ROSES-23: D.18 XRISM General Observer – Cycle 1 Important Update »  Details
• Job Ad: Program Manager, Exoplanet Exploration Program (ExEP) »  Details

10 January 2024

• PhysCos at AAS, 10 Jan 2024 »  Details

9 January 2024

• PhysCos at AAS, 9 Jan 2024 »  Details

8 January 2024

• PhysCos at AAS, 8 Jan 2024 »  Details

7 January 2024

• PhysCos at AAS, 7 Jan 2024 »  Details

6 January 2024

• PhysCos at Astronomy on Tap »  Details

5 January 2024

• TESS Users Committee Community Survey due 19 January 2024 »  Details
• NASA Summer Internship Applications Due 2 February 2024 »  Details
• Opening for NASA Astrophysics Division Program Scientist; Applications Due 9 February 2024 »  Details
• ROSES-23: D.10 TESS General Investigator Program Final Text and Due Date »  Details
• Technology Gaps Solicitation: Submissions due 3 June 2024 »  Details

4 January 2024

• Physics of the Cosmos at the January 2024 AAS Meeting! »  Details

2023

20 December 2023

• PhysCOS Announces New PhysPAG Executive Committee Members »  Details
• TDAMM SIG Kickoff Session at AAS Winter Meeting »  Details
• Chandra Cycle 26 Call for Proposals Released »  Details
• ROSES-23 D.18 XRISM General Observer (GO) Cycle 1: Due Date April 4, 2024 »  Details
• ROSES-23 F.21 Artemis Deployed Instruments Program — Second Crewed Landing deferred to ROSES-24 »  Details

7 December 2023

• HEASARC survey: We want to hear from you! »  Details
• PhysCOS & COR on Tap at 243rd AAS Meeting »  Details
• Five Minute Formulation at 243rd AAS Meeting »  Details
• ROSES-23 Amendment 68: F.7 Support for Open-Source Tools, Frameworks, and Libraries deferred to ROSES-24 »  Details

29 November 2023

• NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database User Survey: Deadline 4 December 2023 »  Details
• Soliciting Community Input on Precursor Science Gaps; Extended to 15 December 2023 »  Details
• New MUREP Institutional Research Opportunity (MIRO) »  Details
• HEAD 21 Registration Is Open »  Details
• Chandra Legacy Program Call for White Papers, due 22 January 2024 »  Details

21 November 2023

• PhysPAG Executive Committee Nominations extended to 30 November 2023 »  Details
• Physics of the Cosmos Activities at the AAS Winter Meeting »  Details

9 November 2023

• PhysPAG Executive Committee — Nominations due 16 November 2023 »  Details
• Submit Questions for Astrophysics Division Director at AAS Joint-PAG Session »  Details
• Soliciting Community Input on Precursor Science Gaps; Due 27 November 2023 »  Details
• F.5 FINESST: SMD’s Graduate Student Research Proposals due 6 February 2024 »  Details

6 November 2023

• Fall 2023 Mathematical and Physical Sciences Advisory Committee Meeting »  Details
• ROSES-23: Updated Text for D.3 Astrophysics Research and Analysis and D.7 Strategic Astrophysics »  Details
• Second XRISM Workshop 17 – 19 January 2024 »  Details

31 October 2023

• Habitable Worlds Observatory START & TAG Kick-Off Meeting »  Details

26 October 2023

• New Physics of the Cosmos Website Launched »  Details
• PhysPAG Executive Committee Solicitation »  Details
• ROSES-23 Amendment 57: F.8 Supplements for Open-Source Science change in scope and F.16 Supplement for Scientific Software Platforms Not Solicited »  Details

18 October 2023

• Habitable Worlds Observatory START & TAG Invite Interested Community Members To Virtually Attend Kick-Off Meeting on October 31 – November 2 »  Details

17 October 2023

• Astrophysics Advisory Committee (APAC) Meeting 19 – 20 October 2023 »  Details.
• ROSES-23: New Due Dates for APRA and SAT Opportunities »  Details.
• ROSES-23: D.9 NuSTAR Cycle 10 Corrections »  Details.
• ROSES-23: F.10 PRISM Not Solicited, but F.11 SALSA-PRISM Will Be »  Details.

5 October 2023

• PhysCOS & PhysPAG Session at the AAS Winter Meeting »  Details
• Call for Nominations for HEAD Prizes: Deadline 15 October 2023 »  Details

29 September 2023

• Multi-Messenger Astrophysics Workshop in Tucson, AZ: Virtual Registrations Due 29 September 2023 »  Details
• Soliciting Community Input on Precursor Science Gaps; Due 27 November 2023 »  Details

28 September 2023

• Seeking New Members for the PhysPAG Executive Committee »  Details

21 September 2023

• Open Source Science Data Repositories Workshop 27 – 29 September 2023 »  Details
• Astrophysics Advisory Committee (APAC) Meeting 19 – 20 October 2023 »  Details

13 September 2023

• 2023 Astrophysics Probe Explorer Announcement of Opportunity: Revisions »  Details
• IXPE General Observer Cycle 1 Notice of Intent Due 18 September 2023 »  Details
• INTEGRAL's Final Call for Guest Observing Time, AO-21, is Open »  Details
• JWST Calibration Workshop: November 14 – 17, 2023 »  Details

6 September 2023

• Special Announcement About the Habitable Worlds Observatory START and TAG Teams »  Details

5 September 2023

• XRISM Launch Rescheduled for This Week »  Details
• SMD Bridge Program Seed Funding Announcement of Opportunity Still Open »  Details
• ROSES-23: D.13 Astrophysics Pioneers Not Solicited This Year »  Details

1 September 2023

• Update on New Launch Date for XRISM »  Details
• Working Group on HST and JWST Time-Domain Strategies Seeks Input »  Details
• XMM-Newton 23rd Announcement of Opportunity (AO-23) »  Details
• NASA Postdoctoral Program Applications Due 1 November 2023 »  Details

16 August 2023

• IXPE Proposers Workshop to be held virtually on 6 September 2023 »  Details.
• NICER General Observer Cycle 6 Call for Proposals, Due 14 September 2023 »  Details.
• James Webb Space Telescope Cycle 3 Call for Proposals, Due 25 October 2023 »  Details.
• Gamma-ray Transient Network SAG Report Now Available »  Details.

7 August 2023

• 2023 Astrophysics Probe Explorer (APEX) Announcement of Opportunity (AO) Final Text Released »  Details
• ROSES-23: Supplements for Open-Source Science Final Text »  Details
• Swift Observatory Guest Investigator Program – Proposals due 28 September 2023 »  Details

31 July 2023

• 2023 Astrophysics Probe Explorer Announcement of Opportunity »  Details

26 July 2023

• Multi-Messenger Astrophysics Workshop in Tucson, AZ, 16 – 18 October 2023 »  Details
• Physics of the Cosmos Call for Science Gaps »  Details
• Call for Self-Nominations for the Roman Core Community Survey Definition Committees »  Details
• Call for Proposals: NASA Keck Time for the 2024A Semester »  Details

12 July 2023

• NASA Scientific Research Public Access Plan: Webinar 17 July 2023; RFI due 17 August »  Details
• NASA Science Mission Directorate Quarterly Community Town Hall 27 July 2023 »  Details
• ROSES-23: D.16 Decadal Survey Precursor Science Final Text and Due Dates »  Details
• ROSES-22: D.19 ULTRASAT Participating Scientists Selections Announced »  Details

15 June 2023

• Astrophysics Advisory Committee Summer Meeting 27 – 28 June 2023 »  Details.
• Call for papers on Time Domain and Multi Messenger Astrophysics »  Details.
• ROSES-23: NICER General Observer Amendment »  Details.
• ROSES-23: Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer Final Text and Due Dates »  Details.

5 June 2023

• Activities at AAS Summer Meeting in Albuquerque »  Details.
• Clarifications to F.23 SMD Bridge Program Seed Funding »  Details.
• Astronomy and Astrophysics Committee Laboratory Astrophysics Task Force Survey »  Details.
• ROSES-2023 Updates on Open Science and Data Management Plans »  Details.
• Habitable Worlds Observatory Starlight Suppression Workshop »  Details.

2 June 2023

• NASA Creating Science, Technology, Architecture Review Team (START) for Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) »  Details.

30 May 2023

• Astrophysics Probe Announcement of Opportunity Schedule Update »  Details.
• New Time-Domain and Multi-Messenger Astrophysics Space Communications SAG »  Details.
• ROSES-23: Swift Observatory General Investigator Clarification and Corrections »  Details.
• HEAD 2023 Spring Newsletter is Now Available »  Details.
• HEAD 21: Reserve Your Hotel Room! »  Details.

16 May 2023

• NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee Meeting 1 June 2023 »  Details.
• Science with the Habitable Worlds Observatory and Beyond, 10-14 July 2023 »  Details.
• Call for Input into Roman’s Core Community Surveys: White Paper Submissions »  Details.
• NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowships: Next Application Deadline 1 July 2023 »  Details.
• 15th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves 17 – 21 July 2023 »  Details.

2 May 2023

• Habitable Worlds Observatory Virtual Town Hall 5 May 2023 »  Details.
• ROSES-22: Topical Workshops, Symposia, and Conferences Delayed to 21 July 2023 »  Details.
• ROSES-23: Research Initiation Awards and SMD Bridge Program Seed Funding »  Details.
• NASA Fall Internship applications due 27 May 2023 »  Details.

13 April 2023

• NASA Start Team for Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) »  Details.

12 April 2023

• PhysCOS at the American Physical Society April Meeting Next Week »  Details.

23 March 2023

• Physics of the Cosmos Activities at HEAD 2023 »  Details.
• High Energy X-ray Probe Splinter Session at HEAD 2023 »  Details.
• STAR-X Special Community Session at HEAD Meeting in Hawaii, 28 March 2023 »  Details.
• ROSES-22: Astrophysics Decadal Survey Precursor Science Proposal Due Date Delay »  Details.
• National Academies’ Space Science Week 28–29 March 2023 »  Details.
• NASA Astrophysics Advisory Committee Spring Meeting 29–30 March 2023 »  Details.

21 March 2023

• Science Mission Directorate Budget Community Town Hall 23 March 2023 »  Details.
• NOIRLab Call for Proposals for Semester 2023B, Including NN-EXPLORE Proposals »  Details.
• Call for Proposals for the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility »  Details.
• Arcus Probe Community Science Meeting 4-5 May »  Details.
• NASA SMD Seeking Volunteer Reviewers for Research Proposals »  Details.

6 March 2023

• STAR-X Special Community Session at HEAD Meeting in Hawaii, 28 March 2023 »  Details.
• NASA Astrophysics Advisory Committee Spring Meeting 29 – 30 March 2023 »  Details.
• First COSI Data Challenge Released »  Details.
• Stellar Intensity Interferometry Workshop 22 – 24 May 2023 »  Details.
• Habitable Worlds Observatory hybrid workshop 8 – 10 August 2023 »  Details.

1 March 2023

• PhysCOS Announces New PhysPAG Executive Committee Members »  Details.
• PRIMA Science Community Workshop from 21–22 March 2023 »  Details.
• The AGN Vision Series »  Details.
• ROSES-23 Released »  Details.

7 February 2023

• Slides and Recordings Available for PhysCOS activities at AAS Winter Meeting »  Details.
• Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Women’s Colleges and Universities (MUREP WCU) »  Details.

25 January 2023

• Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee Meeting 26–27 January, 2023 »  Details.
• Cosmic Ray SIG Virtual Forum 27 January 2023 »  Details.
• Upcoming Student/Postdoc Opportunities at NASA »  Details.

19 January 2023

• Deadline for PhysPAG Executive Committee Nominations »  Details.
• ROSES-22: D.15 LISA Preparatory Science Mandatory NOIs Now Due January 20, 2023 »  Details.
• ROSES-22: D.16 Astrophysics Decadal Survey Precursor Science Final Text and Due Dates »  Details.

6 January 2023

• PhysCOS events at AAS 241 »  Details
• Time Domain and Multi-Messenger Astrophysics Workshop White Paper Released »  Details.
• ROSES-22 D.19 Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite Participating Scientists Program »  Details.
• STAR-X Events at AAS 241 »  Details.
• First UVEX Community Workshop Announcement »  Details.

2022

20 December 2022

• ROSES-22: D.16 Astrophysics Decadal Survey Precursor Science Final Text and Due Dates »  Details.
• ROSES-22 D.14: Roman Mission Research and Support Participation Opportunities Final Text and Due Dates »  Details.
• ROSES-22: F.15 High Priority Open-Source Science Final Text »  Details.
• ROSES-22: D.10 TESS General Investigator Program Final Text and Due Date Released »  Details.
• NEX Job Announcement: Senior Scientist for Astrobiology, Planetary Science Division »  Details.

12 December 2022

• Extended Deadline for PhysPAG Executive Committee Nominations »  Details.
• PhysPAG Sessions at the AAS Winter Meeting »  Details.
• TESS Splinter Session at the AAS Winter Meeting »  Details.

2 December 2022

• The 2022 AGU Fall Meeting – 12–16 December 2022, Chicago, IL »  Details.
• Join the New Great Observatories Science Analysis Group »  Details.
• New Gamma-ray Transient Network Science Analysis Group »  Details.
• ROSES-22 D.13 Astrophysics Pioneers Revised Text »  Details.
• ROSES-22 F.5 FINESST Proposals due 7 February 2023 »  Details.

17 November 2022

• LEM Science Workshop 28 February – 3 March 2023 »  Details.

15 November 2022

• Call for Nominations to Serve on the Executive Committee (EC) of NASA’s Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) »  Details.

14 November 2022

• First XRISM Data Analysis Workshop »  Details.
• Physics of the Cosmos Abbreviation Change »  Details.

12 October 2022

• Astrophysics Advisory Committee 17–18 October »  Details.
• Science Career Path Tool Town Hall Meeting on 20 October »  Details.
• Dear Colleague Letter for Balloon Program »  Details.
• ROSES-22: NOI Due Date Delay for D.3 Astrophysics Research and Analysis and D.7 Strategic Astrophysics Technology »  Details.
• ROSES-22: D.9 NuSTAR GO Major Text Revision »  Details.

11 October 2022

• Precursor Science Workshop II on 11–13 October 2022 »  Details.

30 September 2022

• Welcome Francesca Civano; New PCOS Chief Scientist! »  Details.
• Precursor Science Workshop II on 11 – 13 October 2022 »  Details.
• First Science Results from JWST Conference »  Details.
• NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) »  Details.
• NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP) Applications Due »  Details.

23 September 2022

• 2023A NASA IRTF Call for Proposals »  Details.
• ROSES-22 Release of Strategic Astrophysics Technology Final Text and Due Dates »  Details.
• Science Mission Directorate Community Town Hall on 6 October 2022 »  Details.

9 September 2022

• TDAMM Workshop follow-up: Unanswered questions, Attendee feedback, Next steps »  Details.
• Astrophysics Probe Explorer (APEX) DRAFT Announcement of Opportunity Released for Community Comment »  Details.
• ROSES-22 D.3 Astrophysics Research and Analysis: Major Text Revision and payload requirements document for Suborbital-class investigations »  Details.
• Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO23) Released »  Details.
• LISA Preparatory Science in ROSES-22 »  Details.

23 August 2022

• Precursor Science Workshop II Rescheduled to 11–13 October 2022 »  Details.

12 August 2022

• Call for U.S. Scientist to Serve on ESA’s NewAthena Science Redefinition Team »  Details.
• Applications Solicited for the 2023 NASA Astrophysics Mission Design School »  Details.

1 August 2022

• Precursor Science Workshop II: Request for Brief Presentations on Facilities That Could Be Made Available for Precursor Science Investigation Proposals »  Details.
• SMD Bridge Program Workshop (17–21 October 2022; Virtual) »  Details.
• Presentations Posted for APAC Meeting (20 – 21 July 2022) »  Details.

14 July 2022

• NASA Astrophysics Advisory Committee Meeting 20 – 21 July »  Details.
• 2022-07-12 NASA Job Announcement: Program Scientist at NASA Headquarters »  Details.
• JWST First Images Released »  Details.

1 July 2022

• Astrophysics Probe Announcement of Opportunity Schedule Update »  Details.
• NICER GO – Cycle 5 Revised Text and Phase-1 Due Date Delay »  Details.
• Swift Cycle 19 Update on Joint Observations with NICER »  Details.
• Inaugural NASA Sounding Rocket Symposium »  Details.
• 1st Precursor Science Workshop Summary Report and Worksheets Posted »  Details.

10 June 2022

• Physics of the Cosmos Activities at Summer AAS »  Details.

• NASA Will Hold Precursor Science Workshop August 2 – 4, 2022 »  Details.

2 June 2022

• NASA Will Hold Precursor Science Workshop August 2 – 4, 2022 »  Details.

26 May 2022

• Astrophysics Biennial Technology Report and Tech Gaps Announcements »  Details.

6 May 2022

• ROSES-22: Opportunities for Community Comment on Draft D.14 Roman Space Telescope Research and Support Participation »  Details.
• Workshop on Unique Science from the Moon in the Artemis Era 7 – 9 June 2022 »  Details.
• ROSES-22: Final Text and Due Date for D.17 X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission Guest Scientist Program »  Details.

2 May 2022

• NASA Astrophysics Town Hall, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 »  Details.

26 April 2022

• National Academies Board on Physics and Astronomy — Spring 2022 Meeting »  Details.

11 April 2022

• NASA Astrophysics Division Town Hall | May 3, 2022 »  Details.

8 April 2022

• NASA Astrophysics Advisory Committee Members Sought »  Details.
• PCOS at the American Physical Society April Meeting Next Week »  Details.

5 April 2022

• The NASA Physics of the Cosmos (PCOS) Program Office is organizing a Time Domain and Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (TDAMM) Initiative Workshop to be held in the Annapolis area on August 22nd–24th 2022 »  Details.

22 March 2022

• Science Mission Directorate Seeks Volunteer Reviewers »  Details.
• Astrophysics Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting 30 & 31 March »  Details.

14 February 2022

• TESS Cycle 5 Pointings Available Now and Proposals Due in March 2022 »  Details.
• TESS AAS Splinter Session This Week »  Details.

31 January 2022

• NASA Astrophysics Town Hall Recording and Q&A Available »  Details.

25 January 2022

• NASA Will Hold Virtual Precursor Science Workshop April 20–22, 2022 »  Details.

19 January 2022

• NASA PhysCOS / COR Program Office Announces Upcoming International Workshop on Time Domain Astronomy / Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (TDAMM) »  Details.

14 January 2022

• NASA Astrophysics Division Director Position Advertisement »  Details.
• First Independent Review of the NASA Hubble Fellowship Program Now Available »  Details.
• Astrophysics Probe Announcement of Opportunity Status Community Announcement »  Details.

3 January 2022

• PCOS and related activities being held next week in lieu of the cancelled AAS Winter Meeting »  Details

2021

17 December 2021

• PCOS Chief Scientist Opening on USAJobs »  Details.
• ROSES-21: Revised Text and Budget for D.9 NuSTAR General Observer Program Cycle 8 »  Details.
• Science Information Policy RFI Released »  Details.
• ROSES-21: D.15 Astrophysics Pioneers Final Text and Due Dates »  Details.
• ROSES-21: D.12 XRISM Guest Scientist program deferred to 2022 »  Details.

9 November 2021

• Astrophysics Division (APD) Needs Community Inputs to NASA Astrophysics Technology Gap Prioritization Process Following Astro2020 »  Details.

5 November 2021

• PCOS Chief Scientist Opening »  Details.
• NASA Advisory Council Science Committee Meeting 9–10 November 2021 »  Details.

27 October 2021

• ROSES-21: D.7 SAT Dates Unchanged »  Details.
• Two Astrophysics Explorer Solicitations Amended To Extend Mandatory NOI Due Date »  Details.

22 October 2021

• Applications Sought for PhysPAG Executive Committee »  Details.
• PCOS Activities at SACNAS »  Details.
• PCOS Activities at NSBP »  Details.

19 October 2021

• NASA Selects Gamma-ray Telescope Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) to Chart Milky Way Evolution »  Details.

18 October 2021

• Physics of the Cosmos (PCOS) Program Office Conducting Study of LISA Science Implementation Options for NASA »  Details.

30 September 2021

• Astrophysics Advisory Committee October 13 & 15, 2021 – UPDATE »  Details.
• Roman Space Telescope Early-Definition Astrophysics Survey Option: Request for Information »  Details.
• ROSES-21: Final Text and Due Dates for D.3 APRA and D.7 SAT »  Details.

22 September 2021

• Applications Sought for PhysPAG Executive Committee »  Details.
• Astrophysics Advisory Committee Meeting 13 & 15 October 2021 »  Details.

10 September 2021

• 2021 Astrophysics Explorer Solicitations Released »  Details.

13 August 2021

• ULTRASAT Science Workshop »  Details.
• ROSES-21 Amendment 29: Updates to D.11 NICER Guest Observer Cycle 4 »  Details.

29 July 2021

• Call for NASA Keck Key Strategic Mission Support Proposals for 2022A. »  Details.
• Life and Physical Sciences Decadal Survey Call for White Papers. »  Details.

14 July 2021

• ROSES Strategic Astrophysics Technology opportunity will focus on Astro2020 Recommendations. »  Details.

28 June 2021

• Important Update to Astrophysics Advisory Committee (APAC) Meeting Due to Start Tomorrow, 29 June 2021. »  Details.

24 June 2021

• NASA Astrophysics Advisory Committee Meeting 29–30 June 2021. »  Details.

4 June 2021

• ROSES-2021 Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) DRAFT Text Released »  Details.
• National Science Foundation Postdoctoral and Early-Career Programs for Underrepresented Groups in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences »  Details.
• Gamma Ray Science Interest Group session at AAS Summer Meeting »  Details.

17 May 2021

• Space Studies Board Meeting »  Details.

14 May 2021

• NASA-funded Scientific Payload for CSA Lunar Rover Community Announcement »  Details.
• ROSES Astrophysics Theory Program Information Session on 24 May 2021 »  Details.
• National Science Board Meeting 18-19 May 2021 »  Details.

6 May 2021

• ASGSR holding Space-Science Paper-Writing MicroLabs in May 2021. »  Details.
• NASA Science Mission Directorate Seeks Volunteer Reviewers for Research Proposals. »  Details.
• NASA SMD Solicits Proposals for Science, Technology, and Exploration Goals Community Events. Proposals may be submitted until 13 May 2022. »  Details.
• NASA Opportunity for Minority Serving Institution and Non-MSI Graduate Fellowships. Proposals due 30 June 2021. »  Details.

22 March 2021

• National Academies Space Science Week Spring Meeting Next Week »  Details.
• Deadline for Space Technology Mission Directorate – Early Career Faculty Extended from 24 March 2021 to 31 March 2021 »  Details.
• 19th INTEGRAL Announcement of Opportunity. Deadline for proposal submission is Fri 9 April 2021 at 14:00 Central European Summer Time (8a Eastern / 7a Central / 6a Mountain / 5a Pacific) »  Details.

4 March 2021

• Astrophysics Advisory Committee Meeting on 15-17 March »  Details.
• NASA STEM Engagement Call for Reviewers for Informal STEM Education Proposals »  Details.
• New MUREP Activity in Engagement Opportunities in NASA STEM 2021 »  Details.

19 February 2021

• Release of NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate - Early Career Faculty »  Details.
• Nominations for the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences Research Committee and Supporting Panels »  Details.
• Fermi Phase-1 Proposal Due Date Delay due to Widespread Power Loss »  Details.
• Science Targets Selected for the XRISM Performance Verification Phase »  Details.
• Release of Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES) 2021 »  Details.

• National Science Board Meeting »  Details.

4 February 2021

• NASA and Department of Energy invite comments on joint High Energy Physics and Space-Based Astrophysics activities »  Details.
• Fermi Cycle-14 Proposal Deadline 19 February 2021 »  Details.
• Future Hiring at NASA Goddard’s Astrophysics Science Division »  Details.

18 January 2021

• Meeting of Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee (AAAC) on 26 – 27 January 2021 »  Details.

14 January 2021

• NuSTAR General Observer Cycle 7 Proposal Deadline 29 January 2021 »  Details.

6 January 2021

• Draft Astrophysics Explorers Program Solicitations Released for Community Comment for Solicitations for both Medium Explorer (MIDEX) and Missions of Opportunity (APEXMO) and Comments for both draft solicitations due by 25 February 2021 »  Details.

2020

16 December 2020

• The 237th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Virtually Anywhere, 11 – 15 January 2021, will include Physics of the Cosmos events. The PCOS AAS2021 Meeting page lists currently scheduled sessions, presentations, chats, and displays »  Details.

4 December 2020

• Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) Step-2 Due Date. Step-2 proposals now due 3 February 2021. Step-1 proposal due date unchanged as 11 December 2020 »  Details.
• Release of Final Text and Due Dates for ROSES Post-COVID Recovery Program. Requests received by 4 January 2021 will be processed first. Final due date is 5 March 2021. »  Details.
• NICER Seeks Panel Members for Cycle 3 Proposal Review »  Details.
• NASA Science Seeking Volunteer Proposal Reviewers in Earth and Space Science »  Details.

9 November 2020

• SMD Community Town Hall on Tues 17 November to discuss updates to the Agency-wide science program. »  Details.

6 November 2020

• NASA Fundamental Physics Program Virtual Town Hall on 3 December 2020, to discuss research priorities in advance of the Biological and Physical Sciences Division Decadal Survey. »  Details.

5 November 2020

• Call for proposals for Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM). Step-1 Proposals are due 11 December 2020. »  Details.

28 October 2020

• Call for Proposals on Open-Source Tools, Libraries, and Frameworks. »  Details.
• Revised Text and Due Date for NuSTAR General Observer Program Cycle 7. »  Details.

22 October 2020

• Principal Investigator Launchpad Workshop in Summer 2021, targeted toward researchers developing their first flight mission concepts. »  Details.

21 October 2020

• Revised Submission Date: Applications Sought for PhysPAG Executive Committee. Submissions now due November 6. »  Details.

14 October 2020

• Astrophysics Advisory Committee meeting on 19 – 21 October 2020 »  Details.
• Astrophysics Explorers Announcement of Opportunity Community Announcement »  Details.

17 September 2020

• NASA Announces Major Revisions in Astrophysics Research and Analysis Opportunity. Due dates remain unchanged. »  Details.
• NASA Releases Citizen Science Seed Funding Program Opportunity. Notices of Intent requested by 13 October 2020, with proposals due 11 December 2020. »  Details.
• NASA Extends Due Date for Astrophysics Pioneers Opportunity. Proposals are now due 8 October 2020. »  Details.

15 September 2020

• Applications Sought for PhysPAG Executive Committee »  Details.

9 September 2020

• Swift Cycle 17 Guest Investigator Proposals Due on 25 September 2020 »  Details.

4 September 2020

• SMD Community Town Hall on Thurs 10 September »  Details.
• NuSTAR Requests Self-Nominations for Users' Committee »  Details.

21 August 2020

• Call for Artemis Science White Papers Due 8 September 2020. »  Details.
• Astro2020 Decadal Survey Update: Virtual Committee Meeting on 25 August 2020. »  Details.

18 August 2020

• XMM-Newton Guest Observer Announcement of Opportunity. »  Details.

17 August 2020

• New Phase-1 Proposal Due Date for NICER Guest Observer Cycle 3. »  Details.

29 July 2020

• SMD Calls for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from currently funded researchers for augmentations and funded extensions to existing awards to help make up for increased costs directly attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. »  Details.
• Community Announcement: Intention to Amend ROSES-20 via a Future Appendix for Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM). »  Details.

27 July 2020

• Snowmass 21 Planning Underway, with Several Topical Groups on PCOS-Related Science. »  Details.

23 July 2020

• New Deadline Set for JWST Cycle 1 General Observer Proposals. Proposals will be due by 08:00 pm Eastern Time (ET) on Tuesday November 24, 2020. »  Details.

14 July 2020

• The NASA LISA Study Team has released a report by their Science Support Task Force analyzing the impact that various levels of access, latency, and user support have on the ability of the US community to maximize the discovery potential of the ESA-led LISA mission. The report was submitted to NASA on 28 Feb 2020. [PDF] »  Details.

8 July 2020

• NASA's Science Mission Directorate will hold a virtual community town hall with Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen and other members of the Science leadership team at 3 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 9. »  Details.

2 July 2020

• NASA Releases Final Text for Astrophysics Pioneers Opportunity. Notices of Intent due 13 August 2020; proposals due 1 October 2020. »  Details.

1 July 2020

• NASA Releases Draft Text of Citizen Science Seed Funding Program. Deadline 30 July 2020. »  Details.

30 June 2020

• NASA Defers XRISM Guest Scientist Program to 2021. »  Details.
• SOFIA Cycle 9 Calls for Proposals Released. Deadline 4 September 2020. »  Details.

26 June 2020

• Based on extensive feedback from the community, including the recent COPAG survey and APAC discussion, the Astrophysics Data Analysis Program will be solicited in ROSES-2021. »  Details.

23 June 2020

• Seventh Announcement of Opportunity to join the Athena Community Working Groups/Topical Panels. Deadline 31 July 2020. »  Details.

16 June 2020

• Senior Review of NASA Astrophysics Archives Report is now available »  [PDF].

15 June 2020

• Astrophysics Program Scientist civil servant positions at NASA Headquarters: open in USAJOBS June 29 – July 6.»  Details.
• Astrophysics Data Analysis Program (ADAP) Proposal Deadline extended to Thurs 16 July 2020.
• NASA's Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group Executive Committee (COPAG EC) is soliciting input on the impacts of COVID-19 on Cosmic Origins research via ADAP. The survey deadline has been extended until Friday, June 19, 2020 »  Details.

4 June 2020

• Astrophysics Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting to be held June 23 – 24, 2020 »  Details.

3 June 2020

• Spring Meeting of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board / Space Studies Board, June 8 – 11, 2020 Details.
• ROSES-20 Amendment 28: Final Text and Due Dates for Astrophysics Explorers U.S. Participating Investigators. Details.

29 May 2020

• Proposals for NASA's Strategic Astrophysics Technology will not be solicited in 2020, instead waiting for Decadal recommendations. »  Details.

28 May 2020

• NASA SMD Releases New Five-Year Science Plan, "Science 2020-2024: A Vision for Scientific Excellence." »  Details.

26 May 2020

• NASA's Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group Executive Committee (COPAG EC) is soliciting input on the impacts of COVID-19 on Cosmic Origins research via ADAP. The survey closes on Monday, June 5, 2020 »  Details.

20 May 2020

• NASA names WFIRST in honor of Nancy Grace Roman, a tireless advocate for new tools that would allow scientists to study the broader universe from space. »  Details.

18 May 2020

• NASA releases DRAFT text for a new "Astrophysics Pioneers" opportunity. Comments due June 15, 2020. »  Details.
• Join NASA Science Live at 11 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, 20 May 2020, for an exciting announcement on WFIRST! Details and participation links here and here.

7 May 2020

• Provide your input on balloon platform capabilities that could enable your science in the next 10 years by completing this survey for NASA's Scientific Balloon Program.

29 April 2020

• NASA SMD calls for nominations, including self-nominations, to serve on the WFIRST Science Interest Group (WSIG). »  Details

27 April 2020

• NASA SMD anticipates one or more short-window openings this summer for civil servant Program Scientists at NASA HQ. »  Details

16 April 2020

• HaloSat Year 1 Data now eligible for funding under ADAP. »  Details

13 April 2020

• Attend the virtual APS April 2020 meeting! The meeting is open to all and includes three PCOS sessions.

7 April 2020

• NASA announces new ROSES element for LISA Preparatory Science, with mandatory NOI due 15 Sep 2020 and proposal due 15 Dec 2020, and new element for workshops & conferences in ROSES-20, with rolling submission through 29 Mar 2021.

6 April 2020

• NASA announces new due dates for ADAP (Jun 30) and TCAN (Jun 23) 2020 proposals, cancels ADAP 2021 solicitation. Reminders on dual-anonymous ADAP guidelines.

26 March 2020

• NASA's Astrophysics Advisory Committee (APAC) issued a findings and recommendations letter [PDF] to Astrophysics Division Director Paul Hertz.

16 March 2020

• NASA has selected two proposed astrophysics Small Explorer (SMEX) missions and two proposed Missions of Opportunity (MO) for further study. »  Details

27 February 2020

• The PhysPAG's Multimessenger Astrophysics Science Analysis Group (MMA SAG)'s Final Report is now available for your perusal! »  Details

31 January 2020

• The Gravitational Wave-Electromagnetic Counterpart Task Force has released its final report [PDF]. »  Details

30 January 2020

• A virtual Town Hall on Dual-Anonymous Peer Review will be held on 27 Feb 2020 at 1pm Eastern for Astrophysics General Observer and General Investigator programs hosted by NASA's Astrophysics Division. »  Details
• Mark your calendars for exciting PCOS-sponsored sessions at this April's American Physical Society Meeting in Washington, DC! »  Details

23 January 2020

• Nominate yourself or others for NASA's Astrophysics Advisory Committee (APAC) by 31 Mar 2020 »  Details

17 January 2020

• The NASA LISA Study Team (NLST) is seeking input on how researchers at US institutions would like to use LISA's gravitational wave data. Fill out the survey by Jan 31!

7 January 2020

• The PhysPAG's Multi-Messenger Astrophysics Science Analysis Group (MMA SAG)'s Draft Report is now available for your perusal! Please leave constructive feedback via this form by Feb 15! »  Details

2019

19 December 2019

• We would like to welcome our four new PhysPAG EC members, starting in Dec 2019. We extend our thanks to the three departing EC members. »  Details

22 November 2019

• Assessments of cost and technical credibility of the Large Mission Concept Studies and for the Probe studies are public this month. »  Details
• NASA Headquarters seeks PhD scientists to serve as Program Scientists »  Details

7 November 2019

• NASA HQ has announced that all GO & GI programs will be converting to dual-anonymous peer review over the next year. »  Details

30 October 2019

• The deadline to submit abstracts to give a lightning talk at the Jan AAS PCOS & PhysPAG session on a revolutionary multimessenger / multimission astrophysics discovery that involves at least one NASA mission is extended to Wed 27 Nov 2019.

7 October 2019

• The deadline for Call for Nominations to Augment the NASA LISA Study Team has been extended to 11 Oct 2019. »  Details

30 September 2019

• The application deadline for "The PI Launchpad: From Science Idea to NASA Mission" is extended to 15 Oct 2019. NASA Headquarters Science Mission Directorate (the level up from NASA Astrophysics Division) is co-organizing the Nov 18 – 20 workshop in Tuscon, AZ, in the interests of broadening the pool of potential NASA PIs. »  Details

19 September 2019

• The PhysPAG EC nomination deadline, including self-nominations, is extended to Monday 30 Sept 2019. We welcome self nominations and particularly encourage people of diverse backgrounds and viewpoints. Useful skills include good communication, a desire and ability to facilitate community organization and collaborative conclusions, and a broad perspective. See the announcement letter with instructions for nominating.
• Apply now to be a member of the augmented NASA LISA Study Team (NLST)! We welcome self nominations and particularly encourage diverse backgrounds. See the announcement letter with instructions for nominating. Deadline: 4 Oct 2019.
• NASA Headquarters Science Mission Directorate (the level up from NASA Astrophysics Division) is co-organizing a workshop called "The PI Launchpad: From Science Idea to NASA Mission" in the interests of broadening the pool of potential NASA PIs. Applications are due Oct 4 for the Nov 18 – 20 workshop in Tuscon, AZ.

13 September 2019

• Submit your abstract today to give a 5min lightning talk at the Jan AAS PCOS & PhysPAG session on your favorite revolutionary multimessenger / multimission astrophysics discovery from the last decade or potential for future discovery that involves at least one NASA mission! Abstracts due by 31 Oct 2019.

28 August 2019

• Apply now to be a member of the NASA Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group Executive Committee! NASA expects to make at least four new appointments. We welcome self nominations and particularly encourage people of diverse backgrounds and viewpoints. Useful skills include good communication, a desire and ability to facilitate community organization and collaborative conclusions, and a broad perspective. See the announcement letter with instructions for nominating.

31 May 2019

• Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA SMD Associate Administrator, invites the science community to a live-streamed national colloquium on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 (4:00 –6:00 pm EDT) on "Writing Successful Mission Proposals: Observations from NASA." For further details, please see the colloquium invitation. »  Details

17 May 2019

• Following up on a Nov 2018 mission PI diversity workshop, the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is planning a number of exciting opportunities open to community participation, including a new website for potential PIs, pre-review mission panels to ensure diversity and reduce conflicts of interest, research proposal writing workshops at conferences and for PIs developing their first proposal, career development positions, and a presentation by SMD Associate Administrator Thomas H. Zurbuchen on proposal statistical analysis. Please see the Associate Administrator's full update here.

16 May 2019

• June 1 2019 is the deadline for filling and submitting the technology gap submission form. We encourage members of the community to identify such gaps between today's state-of-the-art and what will be needed for missions identified by the 2010 Decadal Survey, the 2018 Astrophysics Implementation Plan, and/or the 30-year Astrophysics Road Map. Please see the Astrophysics Division Technologists letter for more details, including how to submit a gap.

25 March 2019

• NASA HQ Astrophysics Division has created a task force to assess NASA's role in strategic optimization of Gravitational Wave Electromagnetic Counterpart (GW-EM) astrophysics. See the Terms of Reference for more details.

1 February 2019

• Dr Terri Brandt confirmed as PCOS Chief Scientist.

2018

20 December 2018

• LISA Preparatory Science 2018 (LPS) proposals have been selected! »  Full details

17 December 2018

• NASA HQ has publicly posted an updatedAstrophysics Implementation Plan (AIP), detailing progress made by NASA's Astrophysics Division in implementing the 2010 Decadal recommendations since the previous update in 2016. Please see »  Full details

29 November 2018

• The National Academies has released updated information about the 2020 Decadal Survey call for Community Science White Papers. They are now due 7 January – 19 February 2019. See here for further instructions. Further, it is our pleasure to announce that the President of the National Academy of Sciences Marcia McNutt has appointed Dr. Fiona Harrison and Dr. Robert Kennicutt, Jr. to serve as co-chairs of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey committee.

19 November 2018

• We would like to welcome our two new PhysPAG EC members, starting in Dec 2018. We extend our thanks to the three departing EC members. »  Details [PDF].

14 September 2018

• NASA's Astrophysics Division issues open call for nominations, including self-nominations, to serve on the Executive Committee of NASA's Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group, or PhysPAG. Deadline for receipt of nominations is October 19, 2018. »  Details [PDF].

24 July 2018

• The National Academies has released information about the 2020 Decadal Survey call for Community Science White Papers. They will be due 7–18 January 2019. See here for further instructions.

1 June 2018

• Multi-Messenger Astrophysics Science Analysis Group (MMA SAG) analyzing the benefits of multimessenger observations made possible by NASA observatories in the 2020 decade and beyond launched! Join the kickoff telecon Friday, 8 June, and sign up today! »  Full details

18 May 2018

• Gamma-ray SIG Workshop for Decadal Survey Science White Papers, 23 – 24 May 2018, George Washington University »  Workshop Sign-up

19 March 2018

• PhysPAG EC requests your input on High Risk High Reward research! Submit your response by 2 Apr 2018 for consideration for input to APAC. »  More details

14 March 2018

• Notice: APRA, SAT, and LISA Preparatory Science NoI due date changed to 19 March 2018 due to winter storms.

26 February 2018

• LISA Preparatory Science is a new program element in ROSES 2018 to provide support for U.S. investigators involved in analysis and interpretation of simulated LISA data. Mandatory NOIs are due 15 Mar 2018 and full proposals are due 14 Jun 2018.

8 February 2018

• Welcome to our new PhysPAG EC members! Many thanks to our departing members! »  Details [PDF]

2017

8 December 2017

• NASA welcomes applications for Program Scientists Jan 2-31 via USAJOBS. »  Details [PDF]

1 December 2017

• The 2017 PCOS Newsletter [PDF], focusing on PCOS's high energy particle and γ-ray astrophysics science themes, is now available! In addition to news from current and future missions and studies, it contains more than 20 articles on the current and future landscape of topics spanning from cosmic rays, neutrinos, and dark matter to γ-rays, gravitational waves, and multimessenger astronomy.

6 November 2017

• NASA Headquarters welcomes applications for Visiting Program Scientists, due 1 Dec 2017. »  Details

25 October 2017

• NASA welcomes self-nominations to the Astrophysics Advisory Committee (APAC), due on 1 Dec 2017. »  [PDF]

17 October 2017

• NASA has selected NASA LISA Study Team members to help prepare the LISA Decadal survey science case; identified Study Office members, including a core team who will work closely with the study team members; and nominated representatives to ESA's LISA Science Study Team.

10 October 2017

• PCOS 2017 Program Annual Technology Report (PATR) Released. »  [PDF]

02 October 2017

• Note: Deadline for Nominations to the Executive Committee of the PhysPAG extended until 16 Oct 2017 »  [PDF]

26 September 2017

• XARM Participating Scientists Proposals Due 24 Oct 2017 »  Details

27 July 2017

• Call for Nominations to the Executive Committee of the Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) (deadline 1 Oct 2017) »  [PDF]

21 July 2017

• Apply for the U.S. LISA Study Team (due 1 September)»  Details
• Call for Nominations [PDF]Terms of Reference [PDF]

20 July 2017

• U.S. LISA Study Team Terms of Reference (ToR) released »  [PDF]

19 July 2017

• Call for Nominations for the U.S. LISA Study Team and for U.S. representation to ESA's LISA Science Study Team (due 1 Sep 2017)»  [PDF]

1 June 2017

• L3 Study Team Face to Face Meeting: July 12, 2017, Pasadena, CA »  Details

15 May 2017

• PCOS Program Office Call for Technology Gap Submissions, due 1 June 2017 »  Details

20 March 2017

• Astrophysics Probe Mission Studies Selected (3/20/2017) »  [PDF]

6 March 2017

• Terms of Reference (ToR) for the PhysPAG Have Been Uupdated. »  [PDF]

23 February 2017

• Self-nominations for the Astrophysics Advisory Committee (APAC, replaces the Astrophysics Subcommitte or APS) are requested; due date is 8 March 2017. »  Details

2016

25 October 2016

• ESA Solicits Proposals for Mission Concepts for the Large-Size "L3" Mission Opportunity »  Details

22 August 2016

• Call for Nominations to the Executive Committee of the Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) »  [PDF]

28 July 2016

• L3ST Interim Report Now Available »  [PDF]

14 July 2016

• PCOS Newsletter for July 2016 Now Available »  [PDF]

14 June 2016

• LISA Pathfinder First Results Announcements »  Details

2 March 2016

• PCOS Call for White Papers on Probe Missions Receives 14 Submissions »  Details

29 January 2016

• Announcing L3 (gravitational wave mission) study team membership »  Details

27 January 2016

• Due date March 1 2016: PCOS White Papers on Probe Missions Concepts »  Details

2015

7 December 2015

• NASA Issues Call for Nominations for the L3 Study Team »  [PDF]

3 December 2015

• Liftoff! The Lisa Pathfinder was successfully launched by ESA on December 3. »  Details

20 November 2015

• The Next Google Hangout in Our Future in Space Series is today at 3:00 pm ET »  Details
• Application for Athena Working Group Membership is Now Reopened. »  Details

5 November 2015

• New! PhysPAG Executive Committee Selections November 2015 »  [PDF]

8 October 2015

• Final PhysPAG Response to Paul Hertz, October 8, 2015, Now Available »  [PDF]

1 October 2015

• 2015 PCOS Program Annual Technology Report (PATR) Now Available »  [PDF]
• New Call for Participation in the Athena Working Groups »  Details

31 July 2015

• PCOS Newsletter for August 2015 now available »  [PDF]

13 July 2015

• Call for Nominations to the Executive Committee of the Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) »  Details

3 January 2015

• PhysPAG Activities at the 225th AAS Meeting, 4-7 Jan 2015 »  Meeting Schedule

2014

13 November 2014

• NASA Issues Second Dear Colleague Letter for community participation in the Athena Science Study Team Working Groups DEADLINE DECEMBER 1ST 2014 »  [PDF]

1 October 2014

• 2014 Program Annual Technology Report (PATR) Now Available »  [PDF]

10 September 2014

• Astrophysics Division of NASA's Science Mission Directorate issues open call for nominations to serve on Executive Committee of NASA's Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group »  [PDF]

7 August 2014

• IP SIG White Paper Now Available »  [PDF]

1 August 2014

• PCOS Newsletter for August 2014 Now Available »  Details

1 July 2014

• NASA: Call for U.S. Scientists to Serve on the ATHENA Science Study Team »  Details

30 June 2014

• PCOS/PhysPAG Town Hall Meeting, Aug 19, 2014, agenda posted »  Details

30 May 2014

• Submit Technology Gap Now (Deadline June 16, 2014) via the blank input form Word doc or Web-based form! »  Details

18 May 2014

• GW SIG Meeting, at LISA Symposium, Gainesville, Florida, 20 May 2014 »  Details

28 March 2014

• Coming soon! Mini-Symposium: High Energy Astrophysics and Cosmology from Space »  Details

31 January 2014

• PCOS Newsletter for February 2014 Now Available »  [PDF]

2013

6 December 2013

• PhysPAG Executive Committee Selections, Memo from NASA Headquarters December 2013 »  [PDF]

1 November 2013

• PCOS Program Annual Technology Report [PATR] for 2013 is released. »  [PDF]

20 September 2013

• Announcing: XAP STDT Membership »  Details

19 September 2013

• Announcement! Call for Nominations to the Executive Committee of the Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) »  Details [PDF]

06 August 2013

• Due August 22: Letters of Application for X-ray Probe STDT. »  Details

01 August 2013

• PCOS Newsletter for August 2013 Now Available. »  [PDF]

01 May 2013

• XR SAG Meeting, HEAD April 2013, Monterey, CA, Presentations Posted. »  Details

03 April 2013

• PCOS / PhysPAG Town Halls: April 9 at HEAD, April 16 at APS. »  Details
• Upcoming XR SAG Meeting: Friday, April 12th @ HEAD. »  Details

01 March 2013

• New Astrophysics Roadmap to be developed by a task force of the NASA Advisory Council's Astrophysics Subcommittee during 2013. »  Details

14 January 2013

• Presentations for PhysPAG January 2013 Meeting added to Agenda items. »  Details

2012

24 October 2012

• 2012 PCOS Program Annual Technology Report (PATR) Released »  [PDF]

24 October 2012

• Announcing the PhysPAG Meeting at the Long Beach AAS Meeting on Sunday, January 6 »  Details

27 September 2012

• Simulations Uncover 'Flashy' Secrets of Merging Black Holes »  Details

29 August 2012

• Gravitational waves spotted from white-dwarf pair »  Details

28 August 2012

• Confirmed Emission of Gravitational Waves: Astronomers Test Einstein in a New Regime Using Pair of Burnt-Out Stars

20 August 2012

• Notice of Intent for Dear Colleague Letter for NRO Telescope Study Group »  [PDF].

15 August 2012

• WebEx Meeting numbers for IP SAG, XR SAG, and GW SAG are posted. » Details

13 August 2012

• PhysPAG Meeting Logistics: Map of area, including food & coffee. » [PDF]
• WebEx/Telecon Information for PhysPAG Meeting » [PDF]

12 August 2012

• PhysPAG Meeting 2012 Final Agenda posted. » [PDF]

10 August 2012

• PCOS Program Office announces public release of final reports of Gravitational Wave and X-ray mission architecture studies. The reports are available for download: » Gravitational-Wave Mission [3.7 MB, PDF] and X-ray Mission [13 MB, PDF].

30 July 2012

• PhysPAG Meeting Draft Agenda Posted » [PDF]

25 June 2012

• Fourth PhysPAG Meeting Breakout Agendas Posted » Details

31 May 2012

• Euclid Science Team AO Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Now Posted » Details

23 May 2012

• Euclid Science Team Membership (NOI Deadline: June 15, 2012, Deadline: August 31, 2012) » Details

11 May 2012

• IPSAG One-Day Meeting, Aug. 15, 2012, Washington, D.C. » Details [PDF]

2 May 2012

• Fourth PhysPAG Meeting announced: Aug 14-16, 2012 in Washington, D.C. » Details
• ESA L1 selection announced: JUICE is Europe's next large science mission. High scientific value of NGO and ATHENA recognized and technology activities are planned to continue. »  Details

23 April 2012

• X-ray Mission Data Laboratory (MDL) Studies Presentations Available » Details

4 April 2012

• Presentations to MSFC Science and Technology Management and APS Astrophysics Business Meeting Now Available »  Details

13 March 2012

• Presentation by Robin Stebbins at the NASA Advisory Committee Astrophysics Subcommittee Meeting on February 23, 2012 » [PDF]

• Presentation by Andy Ptak at the NASA Advisory Committee Astrophysics Subcommittee Meeting on February 23, 2012 » [PDF]

5 March 2012

• PCOS Newsletter for March 2012 Now Available. »  [PDF]

31 January 2012

• New! Forum for Community Input to the X-ray Mission Architecting Study! »  Join the discussion.

25 January 2012

• Presentation for Gravitational-Wave Studies Townhall Meeting Posted. » [PDF]
• Presentation for X-ray Studies Townhall Meeting Posted. »  [PDF]

9 January 2012

• Presentations for PhysPAG Meeting at AAS in Austin, Texas, are posted. » Details

5 January 2012

• Draft Agenda for PhysPAG Meeting at AAS in Austin, Texas, is posted. » Details

2011

21 December 2011

• X-ray Mission Workshop Presentations Posted. » Details
• Gravitational Wave Mission Workshop Presentations Posted. » Details

12 December 2011

• Instructions Posted for Electronic Attendance of X-ray Workshop » [PDF]
• REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, for PCOS Program Office Workshop on Gravitational Waves Mission Architectural Concepts » Details

1 December 2011

• Second Issue of the Physics of the Cosmos Newsletter Now Available »  [PDF]
• PCOS Program Annual Technology Report (PATR) Now Available »  Details [PDF]

8 November 2011

• The PCOS Program Office is hosting a Workshop on Gravitational Waves Mission Architectural Concepts. »  Details [PDF]

2 November 2011

• The PCOS Program Office is hosting a Workshop on X-ray Mission Architectural Concepts. »  [PDF]

7 October 2011

• NASA Issues Call for Letters of Application for Membership in the Community Science Team for Gravitational-Wave Mission Concepts. »  [PDF]

3 October 2011

• NASA Issues Call for Letters of Application for Membership in the Community Science Team for X-ray Astronomy Mission Concepts. »  [PDF]

27 September 2011

• NASA NSPIRES New Solicitation Announced: Concepts for the NASA Gravitational-Wave Mission »  Details

13 September 2011

• NASA NSPIRES New Solicitation Announced: Concepts for the Next NASA X-ray Astronomy Mission »  Details

1 September 2011

• First Issue of the Physics of the Cosmos Newsletter Now Available »  [ PDF]

28 July 2011

• The PhysPAG/TechSAG has conducted an assessment of the PCOS technology needs, and invites community comments.

1 May 2011

• Second Meeting of the PhysPAG Held »  Details

14 January 2011

• NRC initiates project to evaluate NASA Technology Roadmaps

2010

21 October 2010

• NASA Releases NASA Research Announcement (NRA) for Members of the Euclid Science Team »  Details

13 August 2010

• Astro2010 Decadal Survey Report Released »  Details