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Every year, OSU astronomy graduate students publish about 20 first author papers. The department awards the Ann S. Tuttle Paper Prize to one outstanding graduate student-led paper published during…
A team of two brothers secured the $10,000 prize at the Ohio State University’s first-ever Best of Student Startups (BOSS) Space Venture Finale, hosted by the Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship…
Kiersten Boley's new study may help the search for life beyond Earth
The Heising-Simons Foundation is accepting applications for their 2025 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellowship program in Planetary Astronomy. The fellowship provides an opportunity for…
Dear Friends of Ohio State Astronomy and Astrophysics,
At the end of June, I finished my second term and 8th year as chair of the Ohio State Astronomy Department. I am excited about becoming…
Dear Members of the Department of Astronomy,
I am writing to thank Professor David Weinberg for his outstanding leadership across the last eight years. The Department of Astronomy continues…
Ashley Tarrant, a rising senior double majoring in Astronomy & Astrophysics and Physics with a minor in Spanish, has been selected as a 2024 Astronaut Scholar!
This year the Astronaut…
The astronomy department is proud to present the graduating class for the academic year 2023-2024. We have 27 Astro majors graduating this Spring, along with 3 who graduated in Autumn, and 1 who…
On April 17th, NASA recognized recent Ohio State graduate, Caitlin O’Brien, as one of the inaugural winners of the prestigious NASA Space Tech Catalyst prize at an award ceremony at the…