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Stamatikos Awarded Top Prize in Astrophysics
For the third time in his career, The Ohio State University at Newark Assistant Professor Michael Stamatikos, PhD, has received the prestigious Bruno Rossi Prize from the American Astronomical…
Chris Hirata named a University Distinguished Scholar
Christopher Hirata, professor in the Department of Physics and the Department of Astronomy, has received the Distinguished Scholar Award, awarded each year to six Ohio State faculty members who…
Two of 2021 cohort of President’s Postdoctoral Scholars in Astronomy
The Department of Astronomy is pleased to announce that 2 of the 10 scholars as the 2021 cohort of President’s Postdoctoral Scholars are in our community of scholars, Samantha Benincasa and…
Where Are All the Tiny Black Holes?
Ohio State Astronomy's Todd Thompson weighs in on the discovery of a celestial “unicorn” that’s just a slim 2.9 solar masses may help unravel a mystery that has long puzzled astronomers. The…
New data locates hundreds of millions of objects throughout space
A longstanding project designed to study dark energy throughout the cosmos has released a second data set showing 300 million objects throughout space, one of the largest data releases of its kind…
“Old Faithful” cosmic eruption shows black hole ripping at star
You’ve heard of Old Faithful, the Yellowstone National Park geyser that erupts every hour or two, a geological phenomenon on a nearly predictable schedule.
Now, an international group of…
2021 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics to OSU's David Weinberg
The Department of Astronomy at The Ohio State University congratulates David Weinberg as one of the recipients of the 2021 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics recognizing outstanding…
Monthly Movie Nights: All Panels on YouTube
All of the monthly movie night panels are now available on the OSU Astronomy Youtube channel under the Montly Movie Night playlist. You can also go to the MMN landing page and click on the…
Astronomy represented in 2020 highly cited researchers
Four faculty members in the Ohio State College of Arts and Sciences have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2020 list from Clarivate, including Astronomy's David Weinberg…