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Astronomers identify real-life Tatooine

The planet, Kepler-16b, is about 245 light-years from Earth, is a gas giant, and is roughly the size…

Ji Wang Awarded NSF CAREER Grant

Astronomy Assistant Professor Ji Wang has received a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Wang’s…

Laura Lopez Wins Early Career Prize

The High-Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) has awarded its Early Career Prize to Associate Professor Laura Lopez. The HEAD Early Career Prize is given…

Scott Gaudi Discusses JWST With WOSU

Professor Scott Gaudi, the Thomas Jefferson Professor for Discovery and Space Exploration, recently discussed the James Webb Space Telescope and its capabilities on WOSU’s “All Sides with Ann…

Scientists Create Largest 3D Map Of The Cosmos

Ohio State University scientists are collaborating on an international effort to produce a 3D map of the universe in unprecedented detail, allowing physicists and astronomers a clearer…

Kiersten Boley and Romy Rodriguez Martinez selected as NASA ExoExplorers

Congratulations to Kiersten Boley and Romy Rodriguez Martinez for their selection as NASA ExoExplorers! 

The Exoplanet Explorers (ExoExplorers) Science Series aims to enable the…

Congratulations Undergraduate Scholarship Winners!

The Department of Astronomy is excited to announce the winners of the following Awards and Scholarships: 

Adam Leroy Wins Humboldt Research Award

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has awarded the Humboldt Research Award to Adam Leroy, an associate professor in the Department of Astronomy. The honor is…

Romy Rodriguez Martinez and James Johnson win Presidential Fellowships

The Department of Astronomy is proud to announce two new presidential fellows:

Romy Rodriguez Martinez - who works on the detection and characterization of transiting exoplanets.

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