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Scott Gaudi, Astronomy; and Christopher Hirata, Astronomy and Physics, are two of 96 researchers President Obama named this week as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for…
Planet-hunting requires infinite patience, a passion for discovery bordering on the obsessive-compulsive, really good math skills, sophisticated telescopes costing millions of dollars—and, of…
The astronomy department has been providing planetarium shows to OSU students and the general public since 1968 in its 65-seat, 30-foot planetarium located on the 5th floor of Smith…
Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 3:00pm Ohio Union - US Bank Conference Theatre
"The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy" is part of the ASC Science Sundays public lecture…
John Beacom, Professor in the Departments of Physics and Astronomy and Director of the Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP), has been elected to a four-year term in the Chair…
Courtney Epstein, a PhD candidate in astronomy, has received the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Scholar award. The P.E.O. is a sisterhood of “women helping women reach for…
A team of Ohio State astronomers has been awarded a $5 million dollar contract from KASI (Korea Astronomy and Space Sciences Institute) to build three 340 megapixel cameras - three of the…
The OSU Astronomy Department will be holding a public star party on Saturday, April 28 2012 from 8:30-11:00pm on the observing deck of Smith Laboratory on the OSU Main Campus in Columbus…
Johnny Greco, a junior double major in Astronomy & Astrophysics and Physics, has been named a 2012 Goldwater Scholar. This is the highest award for undergraduate researchers in science, math, or…