New Results in X-ray Astronomy & NewAthena 2026

The one-day “New results in X-ray astronomy” meeting on Wednesday 2nd September 2026 aims to showcase new scientific results in the field of high energy astrophysics, and X-ray astronomy in particular. This is a friendly and informal meeting that provides a great opportunity for newer researchers (PhD students and postdocs) to present their work and engage with the UK community.

The following day, Thursday 3th September 2026, the “NewAthena UK community science meeting” will take place. NewAthena is a large-class ESA mission to provide a next-generation X-ray observatory. The meeting will include invited talks on the re-defined “NewAthena” mission profile and the mission-driving science objectives, as well as welcoming contributed talks that showcase the broad scientific capabilities of NewAthena as an observatory-class facility with the potential for completely new discoveries. We will discuss UK involvement in NewAthena and provide updates on UKSA-funded activities. We also encourage more general talks about future observatories.