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Neutrinos ‘flavor’ may hold clues to the universe’s biggest secrets

by Tatyana Woodall (Ohio State News)

In a new analysis, physicists provide the most precise picture yet of how neutrinos change ‘flavor’ as they travel through the cosmos…

DESI Collaboration to Receive 2026 Berkeley Prize

Paul Martini
Professor of Astronomy and Physics (Courtesy)
martini.10@osu.edu

Dusty structure explains near vanishing of faraway star

Newfound binary system is a cosmic oddball, researchers say. 

Ohio State News Article, written by Tatyana Woodall

Stars die and vanish from sight all the time, but…

Prof John Beacom helps co-author National Academies report on “Elementary Particle Physics: The Higgs and Beyond”

Elementary particle physics reflects the human quest to understand the basic building blocks of nature and the rules that govern the physical world. At the request of the Department of Energy and…

2025 Price Prize Winners Announced

CCAPP is proud to announce Gokul Prem Srinivasaragavan (U. Maryland) and Vedant Chandra (Harvard) as the winners of the 2025 Price Prize in Cosmology and Astrophysics!      …

Trump wants to slash NASA's budget. That could doom an Ohio State-supported telescope

The Trump administration proposed plans on May 2 to dramatically slash NASA's budget in its 2026 "skinny budget," an outline of how it anticipates allocating government funds during the next…

Dr. Molly Wolfson named OSU President's Postdoctoral Scholar

The Ohio State University recently named Molly Wolfson as one of the 2025 cohort of President's Postdoctoral Scholars!

The President’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program (PPSP), supported by the…

New DESI results strengthen hints that dark energy may evolve

Prof. Mike Lisa named a recipient of the 2025 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award

Professor Mike Lisa has been named a recipient of the 2025 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award!

This is an annual award given by Undergraduate Research & Creative…