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Artist Rendition of a Lava world likely still in the early stages of their evolution, as some theories suggest Earth too was once entirely molten.

Kiersten Boley sheds new light on strange lava worlds

Lava worlds, massive exoplanets home to sparkling skies and roiling volcanic seas called magma oceans, are distinctly unlike the planets in our solar system.  

To date, nearly 50…

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OSEP grants support innovation and Astronomy wins for WestFest and SciAccess

Ohio State Energy Partners (OSEP), the university’s comprehensive energy management partnership, has announced 2023-24 grants for projects that advance access to STEM education for people with…

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OSU Astronomy and Physics receive NASA grants to join Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Mission

Faculty, staff and students in the Departments of Astronomy and Physics will play a large part in NASA’s next large astrophysics mission, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman), expected to…

Michael Plummer is using cosmic weather to study which worlds could support life

Study uses new code to test next-gen telescope abilities

As the next generation of giant, high-powered observatories begin to come online, a new study suggests that their instruments may…

Artist depiction of a young magnetically active star with an exoplanet in orbit

Astronomers discover striking evidence of ‘unusual’ stellar evolution

Magnetic activity plays a key role in exoplanet habitability

Astronomers have found evidence that some stars boast unexpectedly strong surface magnetic fields, a discovery that…

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Elvira Cruz-Cruz Wins FINESST Research Grant

Astronomy graduate student Elvira Cruz-Cruz wins a FINESST research grant for her proposal and work with Professor Chris Kochanek. Congratulations to Elvira for her outstanding scientific work.…

Circumbinary Planet - a planet orbiting two stars

Planet orbiting 2 stars discovered using new technique

Only the second such system found with 2 planets

An international team of astronomers is the first to apply an old technique to discover a new type of planet that orbits two stars – what is known…

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Harrison Blake wins Astronaut Scholarship

Congratulations to Harrison Blake for being awarded an Astronaut Scholarship. Harrison is a double major in Physics and Astronomy and Astrophysics. He has been working with Professor Chris Hirata…

2023 Black In Astro Undergraduate Research Showcase

Dear Black In Astro Community and Allies,

We are excited to announce the 2023 Black In Astro Undergraduate Research Showcase through a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation. 

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