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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. Neutrinos are…
DESI Collaboration to Receive 2026 Berkeley Prize
Paul MartiniProfessor of Astronomy and Physics (Courtesy)martini.10@osu.edu The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration has been awarded the 2026…
Dusty structure explains near vanishing of faraway star
Newfound binary system is a cosmic oddball, researchers say. Ohio State News Article, written by Tatyana WoodallStars die and vanish from sight all the time, but astronomers were puzzled when…
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 the…
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 fiscal…
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 Office of…
New DESI results strengthen hints that dark energy may evolve
These measurements provide much the strongest evidence to date that the "dark energy" that drives the accelerating expansion of the universe is itself evolving in time, with surprising properties. …
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 Inquiry in the…