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Congratulations Graduates of 2023-2024

By Wayne Schlingman

The astronomy department is proud to present the graduating class for the academic year 2023-2024. We have 27 Astro majors graduating this Spring, along with 3 who graduated in Autumn, and 1 who…

Caitlin O'Brien with 3 women receiving award

Caitlin O'Brien Ohio State Alumna Wins NASA Prize

On April 17th, NASA recognized recent Ohio State graduate, Caitlin O’Brien, as one of the inaugural winners of the prestigious NASA Space Tech Catalyst prize at an award…

Galaxies from DESI

First year of DESI results unveil new clues about dark energy

With 5,000 tiny robots in a mountaintop telescope, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collects and measures light from faraway space objects, granting scientists the ability to peer…

David Zach receiving the 2024 Mary Bailey Advising Award

David Zach receives university outstanding advising award

David Zach, academic advisor in the Department of Astronomy and Department of Physics is one of two 2024 recipients of the Mary Bailey Advising Award. This award from the Academic Advising…

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