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2026 AAS Hyperwall Schedule

247th American Astronomical Society (AAS) Meeting

Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #401) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 4

6:45 – 7:00 PM Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Dominic Benford 7:00 – 7:15 PM Storytelling with NASA: Eyes on Exoplanets Anjali Tripathi 7:15 – 7:30 PM Roman Space Telescope Update Julie McEnery 7:30 – 7:45 PM The Search for Life in the Universe with Habitable Worlds Observatory Giada Arney 7:45 – 8:00 PM The James Webb Space Telescope Engineering History Lee Feinberg

MONDAY, JANUARY 5

9:00 – 9:15AM Galaxies Across Cosmic Time with JWST and Roman Aaron Yung 9:15 – 9:30AM The Hubble Space Telescope: Next Era of Discovery Jennifer Wiseman 9:30 – 9:45AM Cosmic Pathfinders Ron Gamble 9:45- 10:00AM Preliminary Findings from the NASA Technosignatures Database Nick Siegler 5:30 – 5:45PM Habitable Worlds Observatory
From Gas to Galaxies to Life in the Universe Kevin France 5:45 – 6:00PM Space Servicing: From Hubble to Habitable Worlds John Grunsfeld 6:00 – 6:15PM Supernova Cosmology with Roman Rebekah Hounsell 6:15- 6:30PM What Even is Bayesian Analysis, and Why Do I Care? Natasha Latouf

TUESDAY, JANUARY 6

9:00 – 9:15AM Revealing the Faintest Galaxies in the Nearby Universe with Roman Aaron Yung 9:15 – 9:30AM Open Science Training for Researchers Jennifer Wiseman 9:30 – 9:45AM Universe in 24 hours Ron Gamble 9:45- 10:00AM Beyond ADS: SciX as the Next-Generation Platform for Earth and Space Science Research Nick Siegler 5:30 – 5:45PM From Ground Tests to Science with the Wide Field Instrument Kevin France 5:45 – 6:00PM Habitable Worlds Observatory and the Search for Life John Grunsfeld 6:00 – 6:15PM Laser Interferometry Space Antenna : Measuring Low Frequency Gravitational Waves from the Universe Rebekah Hounsell 6:15- 6:30PM Our Cosmic Roots, Kinship, and Destiny with the Habitable Worlds Observatory Natasha Latouf

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7

9:00 – 9:15AM What Can Roman Do for You? Explore Its Four Community-Defined Surveys Karoline Gilbert 9:15 – 9:30AM Galaxies Benne Holwerda 9:30 – 9:45AM The NASA Exoplanet Science Institute: Making Exoplanet Science Easier Catherine Clark 5:30 – 5:45PM Science from the Roman Space Telescope Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey Robby Wilson 5:45 – 6:00PM The Pandora SmallSat: Exploring Exoplanet Atmospheres Thomas Barclay 6:00 – 6:15PM How Did the Universe Become Habitable? Get Involved with NASA’s Cosmic Origins Group Sabrina Stierwalt

THURSDAY, JANUARY 8

9:00 – 9:15AM Science with Petabyte-Scale Data: Cloud Platforms Thomas Dutkiewicz 9:15 – 9:30AM The Future of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite Nicole Schanche 9:30 – 9:45AM Is There an Atmosphere on the Habitable-Zone Planet TRAPPIST-1 e? Nestor Espinoza

Scientists have discovered that moons could theoretically orbit all seven planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system despite the complex gravitational environment. Using computer simulations, a team of researchers have mapped stable zones where satellites could survive around each planet. They found that moons can remain stable up to about 40-45% of each planet’s sphere of gravitational influence. The neighbouring planets squeeze these stable zones slightly inward compared to isolated planets, but the effect is modest. Long term calculations suggest only tiny moons, roughly one ten millionth the mass of Earth, could survive the immense tidal forces.

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In 1892, astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard thought he saw a bright star near Venus, but then it vanished. We may now know why

In 1892, astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard thought he saw a bright star near Venus, but then it vanished. We may now know why

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at two times of day on Nov. 18, 2025, spanning periods that occurred on both the 4,722nd and 4,723rd Martian days, or sols, of the mission. The panoramas were captured at 4:15 p.m. on Sol 4,722 and 8:20 a.m. on Sol 4,723 (both at local Mars time), then merged together. Color was later added for an artistic interpretation of the scene with blue representing the morning panorama and yellow representing the afternoon one.

NASA/JPL-Caltech

Team members working with NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover created this “postcard” by commanding the rover to take images at two times of day on Nov. 18, 2025, spanning periods that occurred on both the 4,722nd and 4,723rd Martian days, or sols, of the mission.

The panoramas were captured at 4:15 p.m. on Sol 4,722 and 8:20 a.m. on Sol 4,723 (both at local Mars time), then merged together. Color was later added for an artistic interpretation of the scene with blue representing the morning panorama and yellow representing the afternoon one. The resulting “postcard” is similar to ones the rover took in June 2023 and November 2021. Adding color to these kinds of merged images helps different details stand out in the landscape.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA/JPL-Caltech

Team members working with NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover created this “postcard” by commanding the rover to take images at two times of day on Nov. 18, 2025, spanning periods that occurred on both the 4,722nd and 4,723rd Martian days, or sols, of the mission.

The panoramas were captured at 4:15 p.m. on Sol 4,722 and 8:20 a.m. on Sol 4,723 (both at local Mars time), then merged together. Color was later added for an artistic interpretation of the scene with blue representing the morning panorama and yellow representing the afternoon one. The resulting “postcard” is similar to ones the rover took in June 2023 and November 2021. Adding color to these kinds of merged images helps different details stand out in the landscape.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Reflect Orbital plans to launch thousands of reflective mirrors to produce "sunlight on demand", but researchers are sceptical about whether the reflected light will be enough to generate electricity

Reflect Orbital plans to launch thousands of reflective mirrors to produce "sunlight on demand", but researchers are sceptical about whether the reflected light will be enough to generate electricity

Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound have transformed how we treat obesity, but more effective treatments could be down the road

Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound have transformed how we treat obesity, but more effective treatments could be down the road

After the New START treaty expires in February, there will be no cap on the number of US and Russian nuclear weapons - but some are sceptical about whether the deal actually made the world safer

After the New START treaty expires in February, there will be no cap on the number of US and Russian nuclear weapons - but some are sceptical about whether the deal actually made the world safer

After the New START treaty expires in February, there will be no cap on the number of US and Russian nuclear weapons - but some are sceptical about whether the deal actually made the world safer

After the New START treaty expires in February, there will be no cap on the number of US and Russian nuclear weapons - but some are sceptical about whether the deal actually made the world safer

The BepiColombo mission has been on its way to Mercury since 2018 and will finally start orbiting the planet and taking X-ray images in the second half of 2026

The BepiColombo mission has been on its way to Mercury since 2018 and will finally start orbiting the planet and taking X-ray images in the second half of 2026

Flocean, a Norwegian company, is set to open the world’s first commercial-scale subsea desalination plant, an approach that could cut the cost and energy used to make seawater drinkable

Flocean, a Norwegian company, is set to open the world’s first commercial-scale subsea desalination plant, an approach that could cut the cost and energy used to make seawater drinkable