Programme Overview

Symposia (may include blocks during lunch)

•  S1 : Cosmology with Wide Spectroscopy Surveys
•  S2 : Science with gravitational lensing in the multi-space telescope era II: new prospects and opportunities
•  S3 : The stellar route to H0: not only Classical Cepheids
•  S4 : Preparing for multi-messenger observations with LISA & PTAs
•  S5 : Diverse Eyes, shared vision: Euclid, LSST, SKA, Roman and CSST join forces to explore the early Universe
•  S6 : Shaping galaxies and their gaseous environment in the early Universe
•  S7 : Gaia, at the dawn of Gaia DR4, preparing for DR5 and beyond
•  S8 : A multi-faceted view of accretion at super-Eddington rates
•  S9 : The Rise and Shine of Rapidly Assembling Galaxies and Black Holes Since Cosmic Dawn
•  S10 : Euclid: the first 2000 square degrees of the cosmos
•  S11 : Globular clusters as tracers of galaxy formation and evolution: from dynamics to cosmology
•  S12 : Supernovae and their remnants: from stellar death to galactic evolution.
•  S13 : Massive supergiants in focus: single, binary and stellar merger pathways across the Hertzsprung Russell Diagram
•  S14 : From small-scale solar phenomena to stellar contexts: observational breakthroughs, theoretical advances, and space weather implications
•  S15 : AI for astronomical discovery: Foundation Models, Machine Learning, Reliability, Sustainability, and the Effective Use of AI
•  S16 : Future of European Astronomy

Special Sessions (may include blocks during lunch)

•  SS1 : Unlocking the secrets of dark matter with low surface brightness observations
•  SS2 : Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies: the final frontier?
•  SS3 : Out of the box, moving from morpho-kinematic classes to detailed analysis of galaxies in the early Universe
•  SS4 : The interplay between gravity and baryons: Insights from low surface brightness galaxies
•  SS5 : Stellar clumps and star clusters as building-blocks of galaxy assembly and evolution
•  SS6 : From molecular clouds to galaxy clusters: towards a unified understanding of stochastic star formation in the early Universe
•  SS7 : Mind the gap: Bridging resolved and unresolved HII regions in star-forming galaxies
•  SS8 : Local Group star formation in the conditions of Cosmic Noon: seeing the impact of JWST
•  SS9 : Multi-phase molecular gas in galaxies near and far: insights from ALMA and JWST
•  SS10 : Resolving the missing details of the Milky Way's accretion history
•  SS11 : Young stellar structures in the Milky Way
•  SS12 : Disc winds across the mass scale
•  SS13 : AGN populations in large sky radio surveys
•  SS14 : From shadows to Jets: BH science with the EHT
•  SS15 : Neutrinos from the Dark: unveiling hadronic processes in radio-quiet AGN coronae
•  SS16 : Precision measurements of astrophysical jets across scales and sources
•  SS17 : Timing the accretion flow in compact objects: X-ray insights and multi-wavelength surveys
•  SS18 : TeV astronomy: setting up the new generation of Cherenkov telescopes
•  SS19 : Fostering Inclusion, Mental Well-being, and Leadership Equity in Astronomy
•  SS20 : SKAO science verification and beyond: preparing users for the SKA era
•  SS21 : Preparing for PLATO's science data: mission insights and community engagement
•  SS22 : Getting ready for Science with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
•  SS23 : Transformative science from 30-Meter Class telescopes in the Northern hemisphere
•  SS24 : WST in the 2040s landscape: the power of synergies.
•  SS25 : Optical Interferometry in the next decade: Science, Technology, and Collaboration at the VLTI and beyond
•  SS26 : Planning the future of large-scale (sub-)mm astrophysics
•  SS27 : The Vera Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time: from data previews to full survey operation
•  SS28 : WEAVE and 4MOST: whole-sky spectroscopic coverage through next-generation facilities
•  SS29 : The dance of stars within galaxies: transients, their progenitors and their host galaxies
•  SS30 : A synoptic view of star formation with the VLTI and JWST
•  SS31 : Exotic populations in star clusters seen through the lens of binary interactions
•  SS32 : Kilonovae: further insights from theory and observations
•  SS33 : Pushing the frontiers: precision spectroscopy of FGK stars
•  SS34 : EST, the next-generation solar telescope
•  SS35 : Exoplanets and the Galactic environment
•  SS36 : Synergies between JWST and the ELT for the study of star and planet formation
•  SS37 : Planet formation in sub-structured disks: from dust traps to giant planets
•  SS38 : Machine Learning for Spectroscopy: unlocking galaxy and AGN physics with large surveys
•  SS39 : Early Career Astronomers and their Supporters
•  SS40 : Next steps towards greener astronomy
•  SS41 : European forum of astronomical communities
•  SS42 : Challenges ahead: How to deal with interference from satellite constellations
•  SS43 : Saving astronomy in Ukraine: what can we do as a community?
•  SS44 : AI and Open Access in Modern Astronomy Publishing

Lunch Sessions (single-block session during lunch)

•  LS1 : Getting the most out of ESO data: a hands-on session on the ESO Science Archive and data processing tools
•  LS2 : The ESA science program
•  LS3 : Astronomy on Tap Europe Networking Lunch
•  LS4 : The ESA Space Science Archives
•  LS5 : Evaluating IDEAs (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility) in Astronomy Outreach and Education
•  LS6 : EPFL Space Associations
•  LS7 : VLTI 2026: entering the new sensitivity era

The Plenary Lectures are being finalized.

• Opening ceremony (Mon 11:00)
• EAS General Assembly
• Closing ceremony (Fri 12:30)

• EAS Council meeting 1
• EAS Affiliated Societies: business lunch
• EAS Council meeting 2