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First Results from DESI Make the Most Precise Measurement of Our Expanding Universe

Researchers at The Ohio State University played a major role in analyzing the first year of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument’s survey into the history of the universe…

Study delivers detailed photos of galaxies’ inner structures

For the first time, high-resolution images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope are offering powerful…

Science Sundays: "The Birth and Death of Stars in Galaxies"

Where do stars and planets come from? New observations with the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA’s groundbreaking new James Webb Space Telescope, and the giant radio telescope ALMA reveal galaxies in…

Ohio State Energy Partners grants support innovation

Ohio State Energy Partners (OSEP), the university’s comprehensive energy management partnership, has announced 2023-24 grants for projects that advance access to STEM education for people with…

Galactic bubbles are more complex than imagined, researchers say

Astronomers have revealed new evidence about the properties of the giant bubbles of high-energy gas that extend far above and below the Milky Way galaxy’s center. 

Shining Star: Ohio State honors student joins prestigious Astronaut Scholars

Harrison Blake, a rising senior, has been awarded the Astronaut Scholarship, which recognizes outstanding students in STEM pursuing research careers.

Blake was awarded the scholarship for…

Ohio State professor elected to National Academy of Sciences

An Ohio State University astronomy professor has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors a scientist can receive in the U.S. 

2023 Price Prize Winners Announced

CCAPP is proud to announce Dhayaa Anbajagane (U. Chicago) and Jason Hinkle (U. Hawaii) as the winners of the 2023 Price Prize in Cosmology and Astrophysics!          …

Using supernovae to study neutrinos’ strange properties

In a new study, researchers in the Departments of Physics and Astronomy have taken an important step toward understanding how exploding stars can help reveal how neutrinos, mysterious subatomic…