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The role of exoplanets in the search for dark matter
A paper co-authored by Juri Smirnov, a fellow at The Ohio State University’s Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, suggests exoplanets (planets outside of our solar system) and…
Stamatikos Named Ohio State Community Engaged Scholar
From sharing the grandeur of our universe with the public at the SciDome Planetarium to exploring black holes with middle schoolers and discussing the possibility of extraterrestrial life with…
Hirata receives Distinguished Scholar Award
Christopher Hirata, professor in the Department of Physics and the Department of Astronomy, has received the Distinguished Scholar Award, presented annually to six Ohio State faculty who…
Stamatikos Awarded Top Prize in Astrophysics
For the third time in his career, The Ohio State University at Newark Assistant Professor Michael Stamatikos, PhD, has received the prestigious Bruno Rossi Prize from the American Astronomical…
Benincasa named 2021 President's Postdoctoral Scholar
Nine postdoctoral scholars in the College of Arts and Sciences were named 2021 President’s Postdoctoral Scholars, supported by the Office of the President. Recipients receive a minimum of $50,000…
Kochanek and Tai Asks Why
Chris Kochanek, professor of astronomy, talks about his current research focusing on "massive stars behaving badly" on the podcast Tai Asks Why.
New data locates hundreds of millions of objects throughout space
A longstanding project designed to study dark energy throughout the cosmos has released a second data set showing 300 million objects throughout space, one of the largest data releases of its kind…
David Weinberg Awarded the 2021 Dannie Heineman Prize
The Heineman Prize committee selected two recipients this year, David and Robert Lupton, “for their essential contributions to facilitating, guiding, and participating in transformative science…
Cosmic Eruption Shows Black Hole Ripping At Star
An international group of scientists who study space have discovered an astronomical “Old Faithful” – an eruption of light flashing about once every 114 days on a nearly predictable schedule. The…