Hello and welcome TESS followers to this special news bulletin! Here we will discuss the results of the Cycle 6 proposal season.
The Cycle 6 review was held earlier this year in late May, with over 100 proposals submitted, seven of which being joint proposals. Of these proposals 2 were Key, 13 were large, 93 small, and 11 mini. These proposals were split into one of four fields: Exoplanet (40), Stellar Astrophysics (40), Accretion and Extragalactic (15), and Ground-based Focused (24). The proposals were then assessed by one of six panels.
In total 41 proposals were accepted, two of which were joint programs with Swift or NICER. The scientific breakdown of these proposals were as follows:
Accepted Proposals
Category | Exoplanet | Stellar Astrophysics | Accretion and Extragalactic | Solar System |
---|---|---|---|---|
Key | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Large | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Small | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
Mini | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Total: | 11 | 26 | 3 | 1 |