NewAthena Community eNewsletter Issue 17

[Athena X-ray observatory]

NewAthena Community e-Newsletter Issue #17         15 January 2026 Revolutionising High-Energy Astrophysics with NewAthena  We would like to draw your attention to the dedicated NewAthena scientific event E1.18, which will be held during the 46th COSPAR Scientific Assembly in Florence, Italy, from 1–8 August 2026. The session aims to foster dialogue across the broader astronomical community, ensuring that NewAthena’s scientific vision remains ambitious and well-aligned with emerging research frontiers. We invite contributed talks presenting the latest advances in X-ray astronomy, showcasing community-led work that helps define the breadth of science NewAthena will address.  The main topics include: large-scale structures the baryon cycle stellar evolution active galaxies compact objects planetary systems multi-messenger astrophysics The deadline for abstract submission is 13 February 2026.  If you do not yet have a COSPAR account, please register first here and then proceed to the abstract submission system, selecting Commission E and Scientific Event E1.18 from the menu. NewAthena Coming Webinar: reminder We kindly remind you that the next NewAthena Science Webinar will be on 22 January 2026.  Liyi Gu (SRON) will present "Catching the Wind: Detecting the Launch of an Ultrafast Outflow with XRISM." Further details and connection information are available in the webinars menu. You are receiving this email as you are a member of the NewAthena community. Want to change how you receive these emails? Please contact us or update your email preferences here. You can Unsubscribe or Update your preferences