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Professor John Beacom has helped co-author National Academies report on “Elementary Particle Physics: The Higgs and Beyond” which presents a bold 40-year vision for particle physics.

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Study reveals new source of the heavy elements

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

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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).  …

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2025 Astronomy and Physics Senior Send-off

Hosted by the Dept. of Astronomy and the Dept. of Physics Undergraduate Studies Teams:
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