The 247th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society
All Times Mountain Time (MT)
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
AAS Meeting 247
Cosmic Origins Sessions
The COPAG session will feature a decadal survey panel discussion with the community along with an overview of the current science interest, science and technology interest, and science analysis groups.
The joint meeting of the program analysis groups (PAGs) – for PhysCOS (PhysPAG), Cosmic Origins (COPAG), and Exoplanet Exploration (ExoPAG) – will include updates from the HWO, TDAMM, and AI/ML SIGs and a discussion with Shawn Domagal-Goldman (director of NASA Astrophysics) and the PAG Executive Committee chairs.
The 247th AAS meeting (joint with the Historical Astronomy Division) will be held 4-8 January in Phoenix, Arizona at the Phoenix Convention Center.
Join us in the exhibit hall at the NASA booth and attend the NASA sessions.
Please ask your questions to the panel members during the Joint Program Analysis Group meeting at the AAS conference here.
Sunday, 4 January 2026
| Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| COPAG | 9:00am-2:00pm | 226B |
| Joint PAG | 2:30pm-6:00pm | 301D |
Monday, 5 January 2026
| Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| NASA Update | 12:45pm-1:45pm | 301AB |
| Beyond the Mid-Decadal: Community Inputs for Space Mission Concepts Toward Astro 2030 | 2:00pm-3:30pm | 335B |
Tuesday, 6 January 2026
| Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Active Galactic Nuclei SIG | 9:00am-10:30AM | 131A |
Wednesday, 7 January 2026
| Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared STIG | 10:00am-11:30am | 231 A/B/C |
| ACROSS | 10:00am-11:30am | 226 B |
| Cosmic Pathfinders | 1:00pm-2:30pm | 127 A/B |
| Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning STIG | 3:00pm-4:30pm | 231 A/B/C |
American Astronomical Society
The 247th Meeting of the AAS
The 247th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (joint with the Historical Astronomy Division) will be held 4-8 January 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona.
