31 March 2025
On Wednesday 12 March 2025, the NASA Science Mission Directorate announced that the advisory committees for each of the five science divisions within the Science Mission Directorate (Astrophysics, Biological and Physical Sciences, Earth Science, Heliophysics, and Planetary Science) will be merged into a single advisory committee with broad representation from across the NASA science community.
The Astrophysics Division has three Program Analysis Groups (PAGs): Cosmic Origins, Exoplanets, and Physics of the Cosmos. These PAGs were reporting out through the Astrophysics Advisory Committee (APAC). The Astrophysics Division intends to continue the activities of those three PAGs, and their affiliated Science Analysis Groups (SAGs), Science Interest Groups (SIGs), and Science and Technology Interest Groups (STIGs).
The Division is working on developing a new reporting structure for the PAGs so that they can continue to provide findings of analyses to the NASA Astrophysics Division Director. This will be finalized in the coming weeks and an update will be issued.
In the meantime, the Astrophysics Division would like to thank all those who serve, or have served, on the PAGs or their affiliated groups, providing key input into the division’s activities.