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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,…
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…
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…
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!…
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…
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…
Laura Lopez Awarded HEAD Early Career Prize
The High Energy Astrophysics Division (also known as HEAD) has announced that it is awarding its 2022 Early Career Prize to Ohio State University's Prof. Laura Lopez.
This prize honors…
Michael Lisa Elected as a 2021 AAAS Fellow
In November of 2021, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Council elected 564 Fellows of AAAS, honoring members whose efforts on the advancement of science distinguished…
The International Effort to Create a 3D Map of the Universe
Though it’s only about 10% through its five-year mission, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has capped off the first seven months of its survey run by smashing through all…