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By Tatyana Woodall

New observations regarding the composition of distant galaxies reveal insights into the earliest phases of the universe that confirm decades of scientific understanding of the elements and…

Gamma Ray Burst
By Tatyana Woodall

In a new study, a team of astronomers has identified wavelengths of light that could be useful for tracing the chemical evolution of the universe.

Using computational modeling to simulate…

Artists image of the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope
By Tatyana Woodall

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches this week with a field of view large enough to unravel some of the universe’s most mysterious puzzles.

Quasars have been found with luminosities between 10 to 100,000 times that of the Milky Way.
By Tatyana Woodall

An international team of scientists has used machine learning to identify seven rare quasar candidates, according to a new study.

Quasars, distant cores of galaxies powered by supermassive…

Logos for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship and Heising-Simons Foundation
By Jonathan Crass

The Heising-Simons Foundation is accepting applications for their 2027 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellowship program in Planetary Astronomy. The fellowship provides an opportunity for…

Miqaela Weller

Graduate student Miqaela Weller has been awarded an Obey Scholarship by the OSU College of Arts and Sciences. Established November 4, 2016, with an estate gift from Fred E. Obey (BS 1951); the…

Barbara Ryden

Prof. Barbara Ryden has been recognized at the inaugural Written in Scarlet and Gray:Faculty Author Showcase on April 16 for her 2025 book Celestial and Stellar Dynamics.

Prof. Chris Kochanek (photo by Kevin Grady, Radcliffe Institute)

Congratulations to Prof. Chris Kochanek, faculty member in the Department of Astronomy and Ohio Eminent Scholar at The Ohio State University, who has been elected to the National Academy of…

2026 NSF GRFP Winners Astronomy and Physics
By Wayne Schlingman

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees. 2,600 Fellowships were awarded this…