ASTRA Initiative Seminar, 12 June 2026

This virtual seminar will be held 12 June 2026, 12:00pm–1:00pm ET (9:00am–10:00am PT). It is a Physics of the Cosmos community seminar on Ground- and Space-Based Astronomy in the 2030s/2040s, presented by Rob Petre, NASA / GSFC. The three Astrophysics Program Analysis Groups (COPAG, ExoPAG, PhysPAG) have been asked to jointly report up to six community-prioritized mission concepts, in addition to the X-ray and Far-IR flagship mission concepts recommended by Astro2020, to the NASA Astrophysics Division Director for consideration for entrance into the ASTRA Initiative.

The talk presents results adapted from one of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) Community Working Groups that lay out the context of ground- and space-based observatories and missions expected to operate in the 2030s/40s.

United States

astra initiative, habitable worlds, hwo, nasa, gsfc, ground based, space based, 2030s, astro2020, x-ray