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A cosmic tool for studying twisters and other severe storms
Physicists say particle-finding technique has value on Earth
Cosmic rays could offer scientists another way to track and study violent tornadoes and other severe weather phenomena, a new study…
OSU Engaged Scholar Award
Engaged Scholars is a series highlighting Ohio State faculty who have made an impact in our communities through their community-engaged research and teaching.
2024…
Encouraging kids to shoot for the stars
Caitlin O’Brien grew up surrounded by space. Some of her fondest childhood memories are watching Carl Sagan's Cosmos with her dad. As an undergrad majoring in astronomy and astrophysics…
2024 Price Prize Winners Announced
CCAPP is proud to announce Abigail Lee (U. Chicago) and Hanjue Zhu (U. Chicago) as the winners of the 2024 Price Prize in Cosmology and Astrophysics!
Abigail’s research focuses on improving…
Portable Planetarium Party on PRB Patio
One of our recent undergraduate alums, Caitlin O’Brien, working with two other undergraduates, was selected last year for the President’s Buckeye Accelerator Award. Their project, called Solstice…
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
JWST data reveals how dust, gas assemble to form galactic disks
For the first time, high-resolution images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope are offering…
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…