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An artist's depiction of the dwarf planet, Haumea.

Swiped in Space!

In 2004, astronomers in Hawaii discovered an unknown dwarf planet on the far edges of the solar system. But before they could announce their findings, another team of astronomers announced their…

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Stanek awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships

Krzysztof Stanek, professor and University Distinguished Scholar in the Department of Astronomy received the 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships.

Stanek, whose time at Ohio State…

Michael Stamatikos (OSU Newark, Physics)

SciDome Honored with Ohio State’s High Impact Program Award

Under the guidance of The Ohio State University at Newark Associate Professor Mike Stamatikos, PhD, Newark’s SciDome — located at The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art & Technology — has…

A depiction of a black hole and star, what binary star systems are often mistaken as.

Binary Stars Keep Masquerading as Black Holes

Tharindu Jayasinghe Arachchilage, graduate student in the Department of Astronomy, thought he had discovered two star systems — Unicorn and Giraffe — with invisible black holes. Instead,…

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Mike Stamatikos awarded 2022 High Impact Program Award

Every spring, the Ohio State Office of Outreach and Engagement honors faculty, staff, students and community partners engaged in scholarship that impacts the community.

Among those honored…

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Dustin Nguyen Wins 1st Place at 36th Hayes Forum

OSU Physics and CCAPP graduate student Dustin Nguyen won 1st place in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences category at the 36th Hayes Forum on Friday, March 4th, 2022. Dustin presented his…

Prof. John Beacom's reception of the 2022 Distinguished Scholar Award

CCAPP Director John Beacom Receives 2022 Distinguished Scholar Award

Distinguished Arts and Sciences Professor and CCAPP director John Beacom was one of three College of Arts and Sciences faculty to receive 2022 Distinguished Scholar Awards. Congratulations!…

Amanda Smith's illustration of the Kepler-16 circumbinary planet system.

Astronomers identify real-life Tatooine using new method

Astronomers have used a new technique to confirm a real-life Tatooine, the fictional planet with two suns that was home to Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars.” 

Scientists already knew that…

Screenshot from the developed tutorial.

Project Mercury: Celebrating Black History Month

In celebration of Black History month, the STEMcoding Project led by Prof. Chris Orban teamed up with Jahmour Givans from the OSU Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics (CCAPP) to develop…