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Physics of the Cosmos Newsletter - December 2017, Vol. 7, No. 1

Aug 15, 2025

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Physics of the Cosmos Newsletter - July 2016, Vol. 6, No. 1

Aug 15, 2025

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Physics of the Cosmos Newsletter - August 2015, Vol. 5, No. 1

Aug 15, 2025

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Physics of the Cosmos Newsletter - August 2014, Vol. 4, No. 2

Aug 15, 2025

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Physics of the Cosmos Newsletter - February 2014, Vol. 4, No. 1

Aug 16, 2025

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Physics of the Cosmos Newsletter - August 2013, Vol. 3, No. 1

Aug 16, 2025

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Physics of the Cosmos Newsletter - March 2012, Vol. 2, No. 1

Aug 16, 2025

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Physics of the Cosmos Newsletter - December 2011, Vol. 1, No. 2

Aug 16, 2025

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Physics of the Cosmos Newsletter - September 2011, Vol. 1, No. 1

Aug 16, 2025

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Technology Roadmaps

2013

Physics of the Cosmos Technology Resources

X-ray Astronomy Technology Roadmap 2013

Aug 15, 2025

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Gravitational Wave Technology Roadmap 2013

Aug 8, 2025

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Brochures and Fact Sheets

January 2017 AAS Brochures

Physics of the Cosmos Bookmark, January 2017

Aug 15, 2025

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Gravitational Wave Bookmarks, January 2017

Aug 15, 2025

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LISA Pathfinder Fact Sheet, December 2016

Aug 15, 2025

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April 2016 APS Brochures

Physics of the Cosmos Three-Fold Brochure, April 2016

Aug 15, 2025

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LISA Pathfinder Fact Sheet, March 2016

Aug 15, 2025

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April 2016 APS Events List

Aug 15, 2025

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A Century of General Relativity (Updated)

Aug 15, 2025

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January 2016 AAS Brochures

Physics of the Cosmos Three-Fold Brochure, January 2016

Aug 15, 2025

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August 2015 IAU Meeting Brochures

Physics of the Cosmos Three-Fold Brochure, July 2015

Aug 15, 2025

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April 2015 APS Meeting Brochures

Physics of the Cosmos Three-Fold Brochure, April 2015

Aug 15, 2025

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LISA Pathfinder Fact Sheet

Aug 15, 2025

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January 2015 Seattle AAS Brochures

Physics of the Cosmos Three-Fold Brochure, January 2015

Aug 15, 2025

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A Century of General Relativity

Aug 15, 2025

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Gravitational Waves from Space

Aug 15, 2025

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LISA Pathfinder Fact Sheet

Aug 15, 2025

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Euclid Fact Sheet

Aug 15, 2025

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Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) Lenticular Card Back

Aug 15, 2025

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Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) Lenticular Card Front Animated (GIF)

Aug 15, 2025

GIF (563.71 KB)

Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) Lenticular Card Front Animated (MP4)

Aug 15, 2025

MP4 (1.16 MB)

August 2014

Physics of the Cosmos Three-Fold Brochure, 2014

Aug 15, 2025

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January 2013

Physics of the Cosmos Three-Fold Brochure, 2013

Aug 15, 2025

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Gravitational Wave Detectors Brochure

Aug 15, 2025

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Inflation Probe Brochure

Aug 15, 2025

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X-ray Spectroscopic Imaging Brochure

Aug 15, 2025

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Presentations

A spiral galaxy seen face-on. Broken spiral arms made of blue patches of stars and thin strands of dark dust swirl around the galaxy’s center, forming a broad, circular disk. An extended circular halo surrounds the disk. At the disk’s center is a brightly glowing, pale-yellow, stubby, bar-shaped area. A bright star in our own galaxy, with long cross-shaped diffraction spikes, is visible atop the distant galaxy’s disk in the upper-left quadrant.

Invited talk on Decadal Survey Perspectives at Radionuclide Astronomy (RA2020),
20 August 2018
Presented by Terri Brandt, PhysCOS Program Chief Scientist, Acting

Aug 21, 2025

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A spiral galaxy seen face-on. Broken spiral arms made of blue patches of stars and thin strands of dark dust swirl around the galaxy’s center, forming a broad, circular disk. An extended circular halo surrounds the disk. At the disk’s center is a brightly glowing, pale-yellow, stubby, bar-shaped area. A bright star in our own galaxy, with long cross-shaped diffraction spikes, is visible atop the distant galaxy’s disk in the upper-left quadrant.

Invited technology review at HEAD 2015,
July 1, 2015, Presented by Ann Hornschemeier, PhysCOS Program Chief Scientist

Aug 21, 2025

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A spiral galaxy seen face-on. Broken spiral arms made of blue patches of stars and thin strands of dark dust swirl around the galaxy’s center, forming a broad, circular disk. An extended circular halo surrounds the disk. At the disk’s center is a brightly glowing, pale-yellow, stubby, bar-shaped area. A bright star in our own galaxy, with long cross-shaped diffraction spikes, is visible atop the distant galaxy’s disk in the upper-left quadrant.

NASA MSFC Science and Technology Management Presentation, "PCOS Program Overview,"
March 30, 2012, Presented by Ann Hornschemeier, PhysCOS Program Chief Scientist

Aug 21, 2025

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Reports

An archival image of the Red Rectangle, or HD44179, taken with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 onboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

PhysPAG Report to Paul Hertz on Flagship Mission Concepts to Study for the 2020 Decadal Study, October 8, 2015

Aug 21, 2025

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An archival image of the Red Rectangle, or HD44179, taken with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 onboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

Report to Paul Hertz on Results of Community Survey on Possible Delay in 2020 Decadal Survey

Note that Paul Hertz requested the release of individual responses in the interest of transparency. The COR Chief Scientist, working with the COPAG EC, removed personal identifying information to protect anonymity.

Aug 21, 2025

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Heritage

NASA's Beyond Einstein Program: An Architecture for Implementation -
Report of the National Research Council, 2007

Aug 15, 2025

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The Physics of the Universe: A Strategic Plan for Federal Research at the Intersection of Physics and Astronomy - Report of the Interagency Working Group on the Physics of the Universe, National Science and Technology Council, February 2004

Aug 15, 2025

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Beyond Einstein: from the Big Bang to Black Holes - Prepared by the Structure and Evolution of the Universe Roadmap Team, January 2003

Aug 15, 2025

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Connecting Quarks with the Cosmos: Eleven Science Questions for the New Century (2003)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2003

Aug 15, 2025

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Astrophysics Data Centers

Explore archives, databases, and digital libraries of publicly available astronomy and astrophysics research data.

This long-exposure image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope of massive galaxy cluster Abell 2744 is the deepest ever made of any cluster of galaxies. Shown in the foreground is Abell 2744, located in the constellation Sculptor.

The Fornax Initiative

NASA Astrophysics is developing the Fornax Initiative, a cloud-based system that brings together data, software, and computing so that researchers can focus on science.

The nearby dwarf galaxy NGC 1569 is a hotbed of vigorous star birth activity, which blows huge bubbles that riddle the galaxy's main body. The image was taken by the WPF2 camera, designed and built by JPL, on NASA's Hubble.