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A study led by Ohio State University astronomers has refined measurements of the universe’s primordial helium abundance to an unprecedented precision of nearly 0.5%, down from previous 2%…
New data fortifies modern physics insights, researchers say
New observations regarding the composition of distant galaxies reveal insights into the earliest phases of the universe that…
About a year and a half ago, Ohio State University astronomy professor David Weinberg wasn't sure whether the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope would ever make it to space.
On Aug. 30,…
Faculty, students, and staff from The Ohio State University celebrated the successful launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope—a mission aimed at uncovering the secrets of dark matter,…
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to launch Aug. 30
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new telescope built with a field of view large enough to unravel some of the universe’s most mysterious puzzles will soon aim…
Work from Department of Astronomy doctoral student Jennifer Rodriguez and Professor Laura Lopez was recently featured by NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory group…
CCAPP would like to congratulate the following postdocs and students who have already accomplished so much and are moving on to do great things in their next positions. We will miss you!
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CCAPP is proud to announce Josephine Baggen (Yale University) and William Cerny (Yale University) as the winners of the 2026 Price Prize in Cosmology and…
We are excited to announce and welcome in the newest CCAPP Postdocs starting this fall 2026!
Federico Berlfein, Bill Chen, Hiram Herrera, Chloe Richards, Ce Sui, Claire Ye
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A new study led by Ohio State researchers reveals how young, massive stars play a critical role in shaping galaxy evolution. By analyzing thousands of star-forming regions, the team found that…
Award is one of the most prestigious honors university bestows on its alumni
Lars Bildsten of the University of California, Santa Barbara, is the 2026 recipient of the Joseph Sullivant…
Congratulations to Barbara (picture attached!), who was recognized for her book Celestial and Stellar Dynamics at "Written in Scarlet and Gray," the Faculty Author Showcase put on earlier…
Congratulations to Chris Kochanek, an Ohio Eminent Scholar at The Ohio State University, who has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his pioneering achievements in…
Five-year mission completed as dark matter research expands
COLUMBUS, Ohio – In pursuit of understanding the role dark energy plays in complex physics, researchers have marked completion of a…
To celebrate the hard work and dedication of our graduate students, CCAPP hosted an Appreciation Lunch filled with great food and even better company. It wasn't just about the meal; students put…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will conduct a vast High-Latitude Wide-Area Survey, mapping more than 5,000 square degrees of the sky with Hubble-quality imaging to study hundreds of millions of…
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has named Chris Kochanek, Ohio Eminent Scholar and a professor in the Department of Astronomy, as one of 23 AAS Fellows for 2026. Kochanek was honored for…
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The 2026 Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award for astronomy writing for an academic audience, specifically textbooks at…
Four CCAPP graduate students have been awarded the 2025-2026 Presidential Fellowship!
The Presidential Fellowship is the most prestigious award given by the Graduate School to recognize the…
by Tatyana Woodall (Ohio State News)
In a new analysis, physicists provide the most precise picture yet of how neutrinos change ‘flavor’ as they travel through the cosmos…
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The Dark…
Newfound binary system is a cosmic oddball, researchers say.
Ohio State News Article, written by Tatyana Woodall
Stars die and vanish from sight all the time, but…
Elementary particle physics reflects the human quest to understand the basic building blocks of nature and the rules that govern the physical world. At the request of the Department of Energy and…
CCAPP is proud to announce Gokul Prem Srinivasaragavan (U. Maryland) and Vedant Chandra (Harvard) as the winners of the 2025 Price Prize in Cosmology and…
The Trump administration proposed plans on May 2 to dramatically slash NASA's budget in its 2026 "skinny budget," an outline of how it anticipates allocating government funds during the next…
The Ohio State University recently named Molly Wolfson as one of the 2025 cohort of President's Postdoctoral Scholars!
The President’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program (PPSP), supported by the…
These measurements provide much the strongest evidence to date that the "dark energy" that drives the accelerating expansion of the universe is itself evolving in time, with surprising properties…
Professor Mike Lisa has been named a recipient of the 2025 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award!
This is an annual award given by Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry in…
Daniella Roberts, a CCAPP Alumna, was featured in APS news article "Persistence pays off for APS Bridge Program graduate, now aviation data scientist" retelling "Her road from loathing physics to…
Prof. Laura Lopez has been awarded a 2025 College of Arts & Sciences Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award. These awards recognize outstanding performance in all three areas of research, teaching,…
"Adam Leroy has helped lead a new era of interstellar medium science"
Congratulations to Adam Leroy who has been awarded the 2025 Henry Draper Medal from the National Academy of Sciences…
Department of Astronomy faculty members Laura Lopez (Associate Professor) and David Weinberg (Distinguished University Professor) have been named as 2025 Fellows of the American Astronomical…
Ranjan Laha, an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is one of two winners of the 2024 ICTP Prize from the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste,…
An international team of researchers has made new observations of an unusual supernova, finding the most metal-poor stellar explosion ever observed.
This rare supernova,…
The Presidential Fellowship is the most prestigious award given by the Graduate School to recognize the outstanding scholarly accomplishments and potential of graduate students entering the final…
Professor Kaeli Hughes's $729K NSF Grant, WoU-MMA: Cosmic Ray and Background Identification with RNO-G, has just received funding!
Abstract from the NSF:
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