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Using helium, astronomers blow certainty into early Big Bang conditions

A study led by Ohio State University astronomers has refined measurements of the universe’s primordial helium abundance to an unprecedented precision of nearly 0.5%, down from previous 2%…

Pictured from left-to-right: Miqaela Weller, Erik Aver, Evan Skillman, Richard Pogge, and Noah Rogers in Anchorage, Alaska in June, 2025.

Using helium, astronomers blow certainty into early Big Bang conditions

New data fortifies modern physics insights, researchers say

New observations regarding the composition of distant galaxies reveal insights into the earliest phases of the universe that…

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NASA's Roman telescope 'could not have happened without Ohio State'

About a year and a half ago, Ohio State University astronomy professor David Weinberg wasn't sure whether the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope would ever make it to space.

On Aug. 30,…

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Ohio State Roman telescope team celebrates front row for historic mission

Faculty, students, and staff from The Ohio State University celebrated the successful launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope—a mission aimed at uncovering the secrets of dark matter,…

Rendering of the Nancy Grace Space Telescope in deep space

Ohio State helps NASA mission lift off to scan the cosmos

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to launch Aug. 30

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new telescope built with a field of view large enough to unravel some of the universe’s most mysterious puzzles will soon aim…

Tarantula Nebula / 30 Doradus overlaying images from Chandra, Hubble, and Webb

Astronomers take closer look at Tarantula Nebula

Work from Department of Astronomy doctoral student Jennifer Rodriguez and Professor Laura Lopez was recently featured by NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory group…

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Best Wishes to our Departing CCAPP Researchers

CCAPP would like to congratulate the following postdocs and students who have already accomplished so much and are moving on to do great things in their next positions. We will miss you!

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2026 Price Prize Winners Announced

CCAPP is proud to announce Josephine Baggen (Yale University) and William Cerny (Yale University) as the winners of the 2026 Price Prize in Cosmology and…

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Welcome Incoming CCAPP Postdocs

We are excited to announce and welcome in the newest CCAPP Postdocs starting this fall 2026!

Federico Berlfein, Bill Chen, Hiram Herrera, Chloe Richards, Ce Sui, Claire Ye