The TESS/Kepler Asteroseismic Science Consortia (TASC and KASC, respectively) consist of international scientific collaborations formed around the asteroseismic activities of NASA's TESS and Kepler space missions. An annual series of conferences, the most important in the field of asteroseismology, has been held since their inception.
In 2026, the 10th TESS/17th Kepler Asteroseismic Science Consortium Workshop (TASC10/KASC17) was held in Aarhus, Denmark.
The TASC10/KASC17 workshop brought together the asteroseismology community at a pivotal moment for the field. Over the past 15 years, the Kepler and TESS missions have revolutionised our understanding of stellar interiors, enabling precise measurements of internal rotation, mixing processes, and oscillation properties across the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
The meeting marked forty years since a landmark asteroseismology workshop held in Aarhus in 1986, while also looking ahead to the forthcoming PLATO mission, scheduled for launch in early 2027. PLATO and other new facilities will dramatically expand the scope of asteroseismic studies and present new opportunities—and challenges—for stellar and exoplanet science.
TASC10/KASC17 reviewed the major achievements of the Kepler and TESS era and focused on the key open questions that will shape the next decade, including angular momentum transport, convective and rotational mixing, magneto-asteroseismology, and the limits of current stellar models. By bringing together observers, theorists, and instrument specialists, the workshop aimed to define future priorities and prepare the community to fully exploit the next generation of space missions.
Organisation:- SpaCe - Aarhus Space Centre
- Aarhus University
Funding:
- SpaCe - Aarhus Space Centre
- White Dwarf Research Corporation
- Carlsberg Foundation