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Roman Space Telescope and Rubin Observatory scientists collaborate on a giant testbed of simulated galaxies
“Theories of cosmic structure formation make predictions for how the seed fluctuations in the early universe grow into the distribution of matter that can be seen through gravitational lensing,”…
Sultana Nahar Featured In Women In Science Project
Research Professor Sultana Nahar was recognized by the OSU Office of Equity, Diversity, and Global Engagement in their celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2023…
Department Mourns Passing of Clark Swanson
The Department of Astronomy mourns the loss of Clark Swanson, who was an enthusiastic friend and generous supporter of the department. He was a remarkable polymath, an influential…
Astronomy Wins at Denman Undergraduate Research Forum
Sydney Petz wins third place in Earth & Beyond at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. Caitlin O'Brien wins an Honorable Mention in the same category. This is an incredible…
Wayne Schlingman Wins Community Engaged Practitioner Award
The Community Engaged Practitioner Award recognizes staff members who have demonstrated superior commitment to developing, coordinating, and/or sustaining projects, activities, or initiatives…
Black in Astro Receives Outreach Award from the Royal Astronomical Society
The Black In Astro community organization, co-led by Ohio State graduate student Caprice Phillips, has been awarded the 2023 Annie Maunder Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society for its…
Tucker and Mayker Chen study reveals new details about the universe’s chemical formation
Galactic explosion offers astrophysicists new insight into the cosmos
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope’s first year of interstellar observation, an…
PHANGS Team sees once invisible structures inside spiral galaxies using JWST
Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to peer inside the heart of spiral galaxies, where young stars carve out glowing paths.
The space observatory can see…
New astronomy network catalyzes scientific excellence
Laura Lopez and a number of Ohio State Astronomy graduate and undergraduate students attend the "Unsolved Problems in Astronomy" Network Event.
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