Cosmic Origins
Searching for answers about our universe and its origins

Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group
Events: Meetings

237th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society

Virtually Anywhere
11 – 15 January 2021


Welcome!

The Cosmic Origins (COR) Program seeks to answer the question: "How did we get here?"

Discovering more about our universe's origins is one of the key goals of NASA's Astrophysics Division. The COR program's topic areas include galactic and stellar evolution, dark matter, and the origins and effects of supermassive black holes.


Meeting Schedule

Friday, 8 January 2021

Schedule
Meeting Time Location
NASA Joint PAG Session [Agenda] 1:00pm – 3:00pm ET Virtual

Monday, 11 January, 2021

Schedule
Meeting Time Location
"Want to get involved with Cosmic Origins? Start here!"
Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group (COPAG) [Agenda] 12:00 Noon – 1:30pm ET Virtual
"Build a better, more inclusive world."
Enhancing Participation of Minority Serving Institutions in Space Science [Agenda] 6:50pm – 8:20pm ET Virtual

Tuesday, 12 January, 2021

Schedule
Meeting Time Location
"Infrared astronomy is heating up! Don’t get left out in the cold."
Infrared/Origins Space Telescope (IR/OST) SIG [Agenda] 12:00 Noon – 1:30pm ET Virtual

Wednesday, 13 January 2021

Schedule
Meeting Time Location
NASA Astrophysics Town Hall [Agenda] 12:00 Noon – 1:30pm ET Virtual
"Tune in for transformative science from the far end of the electromagnetic dial."
Low Frequency Radio Astronomy for Cosmic Origins [Agenda] 12:00 Noon – 1:30pm ET Virtual

Thursday, 14 January 2021

Schedule
Meeting Time Location
"This science will never go extinct. Join the survivors."
Ultraviolet and Visible light (UV-Vis) SIG and Technology Interest Group (TIG) [Agenda] 12:00 Noon – 1:30pm ET Virtual

NASA Exhibit Booth Presentations

Booth times are 2:40pm – 3:10pm ET daily

Schedule

Date Presentation Presenter
Monday, 11 January 2021 Orbiting Configurable Artificial Star – ORCAS Eliad Peretz
Tuesday, 12 January 2021 JWST Early Release Science: CEERS Steve Finkelstein
Wednesday, 13 January 2021 Transformative Radio Astrophysics from the Moon Jack Burns

AAS Chat Schedule

Chat times are 2:40pm – 3:10pm ET daily

Schedule

Date Chat
Monday, 11 January 2021 Steve Finkelstein, Chris DePree [PDF]
Tuesday, 12 January 2021 Margaret Meixner, Christine Chen
Wednesday, 13 January 2021 Janice Lee, Lisseth Gavilan-Marin
Thursday, 14 January 2021 Stephan McCandliss, Sabrina Stierwalt
Friday, 15 January 2021 Chris Hayward, Alex Pope

Technology Components

Examples of strategic technology developments funded by the Astrophysics Division, and managed by the PCOS and COR Program Offices.

Slides

Technology Slides

For more information about these technologies, download the PDF or visit our Technology Database.


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