Cosmic Structure Science Interest Group
Introduction
The goal of the Cosmic Structure Interest Group (CoSSIG) is to serve communities interested in utilizing measures of cosmic structure based on 3-dimensional spectroscopic and photometric surveys of galaxies, galaxy clusters, supernovae, and gravitational lensing. Science drivers for the SIG include understanding the nature of dark energy, dark matter, neutrinos, and tests of inflation, as well as astrophysical galaxy evolution, amongst others.
The CoSSIG will provide a way to collect, discuss and communicate to NASA community inputs on future missions including quantitative metrics and assessments and new issues as we move up to the 2020 Decadal. This includes:
- Review and update mission science goals following current developments in the field,
- Review and update information about and requirements on potential foreground contaminants and their removal,
- Review and update requirements on and developments in control of systematic errors, and
- Assess necessary technology developments and prioritize areas for increased technical emphasis.
CoSSIG also provides a way to discuss and coordinate areas of overlapping interest with the other SIGs, e.g, the Inflation Probe SIG (IPSIG), in understanding the theoretical origins of inflation, complementary gravitational tests to those of interest in the Gravitational Wave SIG (GWSIG), and complementary cluster science with X-ray SIG (XRSIG).
The CoSSIG is open to all members of the community.
If you are interested in contributing to the work of the CoSSIG, please subscribe using the link below.
For other inquiries, e-mail co-chairs
Kevin Huffenberger at khuffenberger@fsu.edu, James Rhoads at james.e.rhoads@nasa.gov, and Graça Rocha at graca.m.rocha@jpl.nasa.gov.
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Meetings
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Program News and Announcements
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 »
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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. »
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4 December 2020
NICER seeks panel members for Cycle 3 proposal review »
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4 December 2020
NASA Science seeking volunteer proposal reviewers in Earth and Space Science »
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9 November 2020
SMD Community Town Hall on Tues 17 November to discuss updates to the Agency-wide science program. »
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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. »
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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. »
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28 October 2020
Call for proposals on Open-Source Tools, Libraries, and Frameworks. »
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28 October 2020
Revised Text and Due Date for NuSTAR General Observer Program Cycle 7. »
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22 Oct 2020
Principal Investigator Launchpad workshop in Summer 2021, targeted toward researchers developing their first flight mission concepts. »
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21 October 2020
Revised submission date: Applications Sought for PhysPAG Executive Committee. Submissions now due
November 6. »
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14 October 2020
Astrophysics Explorers Announcement of Opportunity Community Announcement »
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17 September 2020
NASA announces major revisions in Astrophysics Research and Analysis opportunity. Due dates remain unchanged. »
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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). »
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