Lynx, one of the four strategic mission concepts under study for the 2020 Astrophysics
Decadal Survey, provides leaps in capability over previous and planned x-ray missions and …

Detailed characterization of an extrasolar planet's atmosphere provides the best hope for
distinguishing the makeup of its outer layers, and the only hope for understanding the …

Proxima Centauri b provides an unprecedented opportunity to understand the evolution and
nature of terrestrial planets orbiting M dwarfs. Although Proxima Cen b orbits within its star's …

The discovery of planets around other stars is revolutionizing our notions of planet formation
and is poised to do the same for planetary climate. Studying transiting planets is …

Far-infrared astronomy has advanced rapidly since its inception in the late 1950s, driven by
a maturing technology base and an expanding community of researchers. This …

The nuclear symmetry energy (E sym (ρ)) is a vital ingredient of our understanding of many
processes, from heavy-ion collisions to neutron stars structure. While the total nuclear …

We introduce a new class of solutions for Apodized Pupil Lyot Coronagraphs (APLC) with
segmented aperture telescopes to remove broadband diffracted light from a star with a …

The Primordial Inflation Explorer is an Explorer-class mission to open new windows on the
early universe through measurements of the polarization and absolute frequency spectrum …

Lynx, one of four strategic mission concepts under study for the 2020 Astrophysics Decadal
Survey, will provide leaps in capability over previous and planned X-ray missions, and will …

FarView is an early-stage concept for a large, low-frequency radio observatory,
manufactured in-situ on the lunar far side using metals extracted from the lunar regolith. It …