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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.…

By Wayne Schlingman

Caprice Phillips is a sixth-year Ph.D. candidate in Astronomy at The Ohio State University. As a founding member and vice-president of Black In Astro, Caprice has been instrumental in advancing…

Nikolas and Ian Harris

Six student-led ventures were each awarded $50,000 in startup funding at the President’s Buckeye Accelerator Finale on April 3. The showcase marked the culmination of a yearlong program led by The…

John Beacom

Prof. John Beacom is one of nine OSU scientists who were elected to the 2024 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows.

The AAAS Fellowship, recognizing…

The planet Jupiter
By Tatyana Woodall

A fresh look at past data reveals that exoplanets with masses similar to Jupiter formed much sooner than previously thought, according to new research.

Ji Wang

Prof. Ji Wang has been awarded a 2025 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award from the Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry. This award honors research mentors who…

Laura Lopez

Prof. Laura Lopez has been awarded a 2025 College of Arts & Sciences Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award. These awards recognize outstanding performance in all three areas of research, teaching,…

Professor Adam Leroy
By Tatyana Woodall

Adam Leroy has been named the recipient of the 2025 Henry Draper Medal. The Henry Draper Medal celebrates those who have made “a recent, original investigation in astronomical physics, of…

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Department of Astronomy faculty members Laura Lopez (Associate Professor) and David Weinberg (Distinguished University Professor) have been named as 2025 Fellows of the American Astronomical…