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Dark matter makes up roughly 80% of the universe’s mass, yet it can’t be directly observed. New research led by Juri Smirnov, a fellow at the Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics,…

Ohio State Astronomy's Todd Thompson weighs in on the discovery of a celestial “unicorn” that’s just a slim 2.9 solar masses may help unravel a mystery that has long puzzled astronomers. The…

WIRED shares more on newly published research from Juri Smirnov, a fellow in the Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics, which suggests dark matter could be detected by measuring the…

Scientists led by astronomy an Ohio State doctoral student Tharindu Jayasinghe discovered a black hole that may be the smallest in the Milky Way and the nearest to our solar system.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…