Upcoming Events

Students in the 2026 Polaris Program
Mon, April 20, 2026
Event Start Time: 5:20 pm
Event Location: Physics Research Building Atrium
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Tue, April 21, 2026
Event Start Time: 12:00 pm
Event Location: Hybrid: PRB 4138 & Zoom
A glowing blue/purple gaseous nebula seen against a black sky filled with stars
Thu, April 23, 2026
Event Start Time: 3:00 pm
Event Location: Hybrid: Chem & Biomolecular Eng & Chem (CBEC) - Room 130 and Zoom
Artists rendering of two planets orbiting a distant star
Fri, April 24, 2026
Event Start Time: 12:00 pm
Event Location: Hybrid: McPherson 4054 and Zoom

Recent News

Star trails over the Mayall Telescope that houses DESI

DESI finishes observations for largest 3D map of universe

By Tatyana Woodall

In pursuit of understanding the role dark energy plays in complex physics, researchers have marked completion of a major milestone: successfully surveying the entire target area in the Dark Energy…

Logo American Astronomical Society

Marc Pinsonneault and Barbara Ryden win the American Astronomical Society Chambliss Award

Department of Astronomy faculty members Marc Pinsonneault and Barbara Ryden have been awarded the 2026 Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award by the American Astronomical Society. The award is for…

Prof. Chris Kochanek (photo by Kevin Grady, Radcliffe Institute)

Christopher Kochanek named a Fellow of the American Astronomical Society

Department of Astronomy faculty member Christopher Kochanek (Professor) has been named as a 2026 Fellow of the American Astronomical Society.

Prof. Kochanek has been…

Anusha Pai Asnodkar

Former OSU Graduate Student Awarded APS Gaposchkin Doctoral Dissertation Award

By Jonathan Crass

Anusha Pai Asnodkar, a former OSU astronomy graduate student, has been awarded the 2026 Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin Doctoral Dissertation Award in Astrophysics from the American Physical Society. The…