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Rogue planets could outnumber the stars

An upcoming NASA mission could find that there are more rogue planets – planets that float in space without orbiting a sun – than there are stars in the Milky Way, a new study theorizes.

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2020 SURP finishes strong with first online symposium

This summer, the OSU Department of Astronomy hosted 18 students for the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP). These students conducted astronomy research projects that were performed…

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Powdering Up for Neutrinos

Supernovae are some of the brightest objects in the Universe, not only in light but also in neutrinos. In 1987, neutrino experiments got their first sampling of these supernova…

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150 Years of Ohio State: Research and Creative Expression Innovators

Two Ohio State Astronomers make the Office of Research's list of 150 years of innovation.

Congratulations to

Kris Stanek for his research on the explosive deaths of…

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AN ELEMENTAL PROBLEM WITH THE SUN

For two decades, astronomers have argued over how much carbon, nitrogen and especially oxygen lie within our closest star — a dispute with implications for the entire universe.

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Twinkle, Twinkle - Ohio State-Vanderbilt collaboration, 'Twinkle,' to find potentially habitable worlds

Astronomers are preparing to further study the atmospheres of planets discovered through NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission to identify the most promising…

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Scientists publish largest 3D map of the universe ever created

Data shows that about 6 billion years ago, the universe’s expansion accelerated

A new three-dimensional map, built after decades of collecting and analyzing data from the skies, shows how the…

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NEOWISE Comet

Looking for something to do to cure your COVID blues?

From July 12-28 you can see this incredible comet gracing our skies just after sunset in the Northwest horizon, right under the Big…

OSU Department of Physics Selected to Join the APS-IDEA Network

In June 2020, the Ohio State Department of Physics was selected as part of the first 2020 cohort for the APS Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Alliance (APS-IDEA) Network.  This international…