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Kurzgesagt — In a Nutshell: The Largest Black Hole in the Universe - Size Comparison
In its video comparing the sizes of black holes, the popular science YouTube channel “Kurzgesagt — In a Nutshell” featured the recently discovered black hole “The Unicorn,” detected by a team of…
All-Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN)
The All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN), an Ohio State-led automated telescope network that observes the entire sky every night, recently received a combined $3 million in funding,…
Pogge Named 2021 ASC Distinguished Professor
The College of Arts and Sciences is thrilled to announce its 2021 Distinguished Professor Awards. This award serves to honor full professor colleagues who have excelled in teaching, service and…
Ohio State plays crucial role in new Dark Energy Survey results
Ohio State’s Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (CCAPP) is currently home to three postdoctoral fellows who were involved heavily in the DES project — Ami Choi, …
An unprecedented survey of the ‘nurseries’ where stars are born
Astronomers have taken a big step forward in understanding the dark and violent places where stars are born.
“Every star in the sky, including our own sun, was born in one of these stellar…
New evidence of how and when the Milky Way came together
By calculating the age of stars in our interstellar backyard, CCAPP astronomers Fiorenzo Vincenzo and Mathieu Vrard have provided the best evidence to date of the…
2021 Outreach and Engagement grant recipients announced
The Office of Outreach and Engagement has awarded more than $215,000 to 23 recipients of 2021 Outreach and Engagement grants. Grants were awarded at a maximum amount of $10,000 to support…
DESI project begins operations with help from Ohio State faculty and researchers
A five-year quest to map the universe and unravel the mysteries of “dark energy” officially began Monday at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona, when the Dark Energy Spectroscopic…
Graduate School awards Presidential Fellowship
The Presidential Fellowship is the most prestigious award given by the Graduate School to recognize the outstanding scholarly accomplishments and potential of graduate students entering the final…