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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 timing of how our early Milky Way…
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…
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…
Using Exoplanets as Dark Matter Detectors
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,…
Where Are All The Tiny Black Holes?
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…
Where's the Dark Matter? Look for Suspicious Warm Planets
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…
A black hole dubbed 'the Unicorn' may be galaxy's smallest one
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.
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