Space Science Week 2025 - March 31-April 4, 2025

• Watch the April 1 Plenary webcast
• Watch the April 2 Public Lecture webcast
• Watch the individual committee session webcasts

Space Science Week is the joint meeting of the Space Studies Board of the U.S. National Academies discipline committees in collaboration with the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board and Board on Physics and Astronomy. During this meeting, seven of the oversight committees from the three boards meet in individual and joint sessions, with meetings to discuss advances and challenges in space and Earth science and exploration.

Members of the SSB, ASEB, BPA and seven committees will attend the plenary session and keynote lecture, as well as members of the public. In addition, the event will be live-streamed on the National Academies website.

Seven of the oversight committees of the SSB, ASEB, and BPA will meet in individual and joint sessions throughout the week.

On Tuesday, April 1, a full-day plenary session will convene all six committees for a joint session. This session provides a unique opportunity to engage with the committees that span NASA’s programs in space science in the Science Mission Directorate and other federal agencies such as FAA, DOE, and OSTP, as well as our international partners.

The keynote public lecture - "The Warped Side of Our Universe: Exploring the Intersection of Art and Science" - will be held at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, April 2, featuring a conversation between physicist Kip Thorne and artist Lia Halloran. Please click here for additional information on the lecture.

For more detailed information on each of the committees, please visit the committees' websites:

• Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics (CAA)
• Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS)
• Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space (CBPSS)
• Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space (CESAS)
• Committee on Solar and Space Physics (CSSP)
• Committee on Planetary Protection (CoPP)
• Committee on Radio Frequencies (CORF)