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.
4 December 2020
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.
4 December 2020
NICER seeks panel members for Cycle 3 proposal review »
Details.
4 December 2020
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.
28 October 2020
Revised Text and Due Date for NuSTAR General Observer Program Cycle 7. »
Details.
22 Oct 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.
14 October 2020
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.
17 September 2020
NASA releases Citizen Science Seed Funding Program opportunity. Notices of Intent requested by
13 October 2020, with proposals due
11 December 2020. »
Details.
17 September 2020
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.
4 September 2020
NuSTAR requests self-nominations for Users' Committee »
Details.
21 August 2020
Call for Artemis Science White Papers
due 8 September 2020. »
Details.
21 August 2020
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.
6 August 2020
Nominations requested for committee on diversity and inclusion in space mission leadership. Nominations requested by
17 August 2020. »
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.
29 July 2020
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.
30 June 2020
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
here [PDF].
15 June 2020
Astrophysics Program Scientist civil servant positions at NASA Headquarters: open in USAJOBS June 29–July 6.»
Details.
15 June 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
2020 Spring Meeting of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board/Space Studies Board, June 8–11, 2020
Details.
3 June 2020
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.
18 May 2020
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 Apr 2020
NASA SMD calls for nominations, including self-nominations, to serve on the
WFIRST Science Interest Group (WSIG). »
Details
27 Apr 2020
NASA SMD anticipates one or more short-window openings this summer for civil servant Program Scientists at NASA HQ. »
Details
16 Apr 2020
HaloSat Year 1 Data now eligible for funding under ADAP. »
Details
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
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
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 Multimessenger 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
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
22 November 2019
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
19 September 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 (
PhysPAG) Executive Committee(
EC)! 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." To attend in person at the University of Colorado campus, please RSVP
here. The live stream will be available
here. 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.
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.
17 December 2018
NASA HQ has publicly
posted an updated
Astrophysics 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.
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. »
Full 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.
26 Feb 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 19 Mar 2018 and full proposals are due 14 Jun 2018.
26 Feb 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 Dec 2017
NASA welcomes applications for Program Scientists Jan 2-31 via USAJOBS. » Details [
PDF]
1 Dec 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 Nov 2017
NASA Headquarters welcomes applications for Visiting Program Scientists, due 1 Dec 2017. »
Details
17 Oct 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 Oct 2017
PCOS 2017 Program Annual Technology Report (PATR) released. » [
PDF]
02 Oct 2017
Note: Deadline for Nominations to the Executive Committee of the PhysPAG extended until 16 Oct 2017 » [
PDF]
26 Sep 2017
XARM Participating Scientists proposals due 24 Oct 2017 »
Details
27 Jul 2017
Call for Nominations to the Executive Committee of the Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) (deadline 1 Oct 2017) » [
PDF]
21 Jul 2017
Apply for the U.S. LISA Study Team (due 1 September)»
Details
Call for Nominations [PDF]
Terms of Reference [PDF]
20 Jul 2017
U.S. LISA Study Team Terms of Reference (ToR) released » [
PDF]
19 Jul 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 Jun 2017 (New LISA site page)
L3 Study Team Face to Face Meeting: July 12, 2017, Pasadena, CA »
Details
1 Jun 2017 (Old PCOS page)
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 Mar 2017
Astrophysics Probe mission studies selected (3/20/2017) » [
PDF]
6 Mar 2017
Terms of Reference (ToR) for the PhysPAG have been updated. » [
PDF]
23 Feb 2017
Self-nominations for the Astrophysics Advisory Committee (APAC, replaces the Astrophysics Subcommitte or APS) are requested; due date is
8 March 2017.
»
Details
13 Nov 2014
NASA issues second Dear Colleague Letter for community participation in the Athena Science Study Team Working Groups
DEADLINE DECEMBER 1ST » [
PDF]
1 Oct 2014
2014 Program Annual Technology Report (PATR) now available » [
PDF]
9 Sep 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 Aug 2014
IPSIG White Paper now available » [
PDF]
1 Aug 2014
PCOS Newletter for August 2014 now available »
Details
1 Jul 2014
NASA: Call for U.S. Scientists to serve on the ATHENA Science Study Team »
Details
30 Jun 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
GWSIG Meeting, at LISA Symposium, Gainesville, FL, 20 May 2014 »
Details
28 Mar 2014
Coming soon! Mini-symposium: High Energy Astrophysics and Cosmology from Space »
Details
31 Jan 2014
PCOS Newsletter for February 2014 now available » [
PDF]
24 Oct 2012
2012 PCOS Program Annual Technology Report (PATR) Released » [
PDF]
24 Oct 2012
Announcing the PhysPAG Meeting at the Long Beach AAS Meeting on Sunday, January 6 »
Details
27 Sep 2012
Simulations Uncover 'Flashy' Secrets of Merging Black Holes »
Details
29 Aug 2012
Gravitational waves spotted from white-dwarf pair »
Details
28 Aug 2012
Confirmed Emission of Gravitational Waves: Astronomers Test Einstein in a New Regime Using Pair of Burnt-Out Stars »
Details
20 Aug 2012
Notice of Intent for Dear Colleague Letter for NRO Telescope Study Group » [
PDF].
15 Aug 2012
WebEx Meeting numbers for IPSAG, XRSAG, and GWSAG are posted. »
Details
13 Aug 2012
PhysPAG Meeting Logistics: Map of area, including food & coffee. » [
PDF]
13 Aug 2012
WebEx/Telecon Information for PhysPAG Meeting » [
PDF]
12 Aug 2012
PhysPAG Meeting 2012 Final Agenda posted. » [
PDF]
10 Aug 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
2 May 2012
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
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. »
[PPTX]
25 January 2012
Presentation for X-ray Studies Townhall Meeting posted. »
[PPT]
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
21 December 2011
X-ray Mission Workshop presentations posted. »
Details
21 December 2011
Gravitational Wave Mission Workshop presentations posted. »
Details
12 December 2011
Instructions posted for electronic attendance of X-ray Workshop » [
PDF]
12 December 2011
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 »
Details
1 December 2011
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. »
Details [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
» Details
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
15 Apr 2011
Second Meeting of the PhysPAG
» Details
14 Jan 2011
NRC initiates project to evaluate NASA Technology Roadmaps
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