Updates from the Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group

NASA’s Physics of the Cosmos program spans the fields of high-energy astrophysics, cosmology, and fundamental physics, and includes a wide range of science goals. The Physics of Cosmos Analysis Group (PhysPAG) serves as a community-based, interdisciplinary forum for soliciting and coordinating community analysis and input in support of Physics of the Cosmos objectives, and of their implications for architecture planning and activity prioritization and for future exploration. It provides findings of analyses to the NASA Astrophysics Division Director. The PhysPAG enables direct regular communication between NASA and the community, and within the community, through public meetings that give the community opportunities to provide its scientific and programmatic input. Structurally, the PhysPAG Chair and the PhysPAG Executive Committee (EC) are appointed members whose responsibilities include organizing meetings and collecting and summarizing community input with subsequent reporting to the Astrophysics Division Director. The full PhysPAG consists of all members of the community who participate in these open meetings. The PhysPAG has seven Science Interest Groups (SIGs) and four Science Analysis Groups (SAGs). Updates from the PhysPAG activities will be presented.