Cosmic Horizons Conference 2026

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We are delighted to announce the Second Annual CosmicAI Institute Conference in beautiful Charlottesville, Virginia, from Monday, July 13 to Friday, July 17 at the newly established Virginia Guest House.

The conference will be hosted by the NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins and NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory.

The conference will offer a dynamic schedule covering multi-themed research areas, as well as provide general updates on all of the Institute's exciting progress.

Check back on this page for updates and future details.

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