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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. In a study recently…
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 his…
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. David Weinberg, …
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…
Galactic explosion offers astrophysicists new insight into the cosmos
Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope’s first year of interstellar observation, an international team of researchers was able to serendipitously view an exploding supernova in a faraway…
President's Buckeye Accelerator awards
Caitlin O’Brien and her team won one of the 6 President's Buckeye Accelerator awards last night. 11 ventures made their final pitch in the Ohio Union last night brought to us by the Keenan Center for…