Cosmic Origins

The decadal survey was publicly released on Thursday, November 4, 2021, and followed by a public briefing webinar. During the webinar, the decadal survey co-chairs discussed the key findings and recommendations from the report and took questions from the audience.
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Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020 (Astro2020)
- Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s
COPAG Analysis: Large Mission Studies, Decadal Survey 2020
NASA’s First Asteroid Sample
Has Landed,
Now Secure in Clean Room
Congratulations OSIRIS-REx! After years of anticipation and hard work by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx team, a capsule of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu finally is on Earth. It landed at 8:52 a.m. MDT (10:52 a.m. EDT) on Sunday. Read more.
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Current and Upcoming Events
Continuing Call for Nominations to the Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group (COPAG) Executive Committee. »
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19 – 20 October 2023
Astrophysics Advisory Committee (APAC) Meeting 19-20 October 2023 »
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25 October 2023
JWST Call for Proposals for Cycle 3 »
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29 September 2023
Infrared Science and Technology Integration Group (IR STIG) Webinar | Monday, 2 October 2023, 3:00 PM ET »
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29 September 2023
AWESOM SAG Meeting | Friday, October 6, 2023, 11am – noon ET »
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29 September 2023
Community Input for the Cosmic Origins Precursor Science Gaps | November, 17th 2023 »
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22 September 2023
Diffuse Gas in Cosmic Ecosystems Science Interest Group | September 28, 2023 – 4pm EST / 1 PM PST »
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22 September 2023
Windows on the Universe: Establishing the Infrastructure for a Collaborative Multi-messenger Ecosystem | October 16 – 18, Tucson, AZ »
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22 September 2023
Galaxies Science Interest Group (Galaxies SIG) Seminar | Tuesday October 3rd, 2023 at 1pm ET »
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22 September 2023
NASA’s Webb Telescope Inspires ARTECHOUSE Exhibit, Public Art »
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