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Material being pulled under the force of gravity into a black hole accretion disk
June 13, 2025

Ph.D. Defense - Dominick Rowan

Event Start Time: 11:30 am
Event Location: McPherson 4054
Illustration of a Brown Dwarf around a Star
June 16, 2025

Ph.D. Defense - Caprice Phillips

Event Start Time: 11:00 am
Event Location: McPherson 4054
Planetarium with the Oval shown on the dome
June 16, 2025

“Wayfinders” - preview planetarium show

Event Start Time: 3:00 pm
Event Location: Arne Slettebak Planetarium

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Magnetars have magnetic fields that are a trillion times more powerful than those of ordinary stars.

Study reveals new source of the heavy elements

By Tatyana Woodall

Magnetar flares, colossal cosmic explosions, may be directly responsible for the creation and distribution of heavy elements across the universe, suggests a new study. 

For decades,…

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ASAS-SN Position Applications Open

The Department of Astronomy within the College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University seeks two Research Aides to work on the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN).  …

Grad Invitation 2025

2025 Astronomy and Physics Senior Send-off

Hosted by the Dept. of Astronomy and the Dept. of Physics Undergraduate Studies Teams:
Dr. Annika Peter
Vice-Chair for Physics Undergraduate Studies

Dr. Wayne Schlingman
Director of…

Caprice Phillips with Telescope

Astronomy PhD candidate receives prestigious NASA Hubble Fellowship

Caprice Phillips has always aimed for the stars through her research and outreach. Now, she will have the opportunity to continue those efforts on space science’s biggest stage.