Two NRC Workshops in November on Implementing Astro2010 Recommendations and on Grand Questions in Space Science and Exploration

The National Research Council (NRC) released its most recent Decadal Survey for astronomy and astrophysics in August. The “New Worlds New Horizons” (NWNH) report, dubbed Astro2010 while it was being formulated, lays out a plan for U.S. ground- and space-based research in those fields for the next 10 years. On Sunday, November 7, the NRC will convene a workshop to discuss implementation of the report’s recommendations. It will be held at the NRC’s Beckman Center in Irvine, CA and is open to the public from noon until 6:00 pm local time.

The NWNH workshop precedes another NRC workshop, this one sponsored by the Space Studies Board. The SSB workshop will illuminate the “Grand Questions” in space science.and exploration and try to answer a related question — how to better communicate with the public about NASA’s research efforts to answer them. Held over three days, November 8-10, also at the Beckman Center, it features renowned scientists, policy-makers, journalists, and communicators. The entire workshop is open to the public.