OSU Astronomy

Exploring the mysteries of the Universe

[Ohio State News – Research @osuresearch]

Cosmic rays could offer scientists another way to track and study violent tornadoes and other severe weather phenomena, a new study suggests. @OSUPhysics @OSUAstro https://t.co/D4ZUm9O44y

[Anna Voelker @Anna_Voelker]

As an entrepreneur, educator, poet (check out video for astro #poetry!) former #NASA space weather forecaster, and astrobiology researcher, I am thrilled to enter the #inspiration4contest! My business, Making Space for All, promotes accessible science:

https://t.co/c3YrY1MvzZ

[Scott Gaudi @bsgaudi]

So proud of Samson for being selected as one of the first 10 #ExoExplorers! Also a shout out to fellow OSU graduate student @CapricePhillips for being selected! Go
@OSUAstro!
https://t.co/UUPj6M8IOA

[Todd Thompson @chargedcurrent]

Apply for a CCAPP Postdoctoral Fellowship at Ohio State! Pass along this opportunity to all who might be interested! @ProfJohnBeacom @osuccapp @OSUAstro https://t.co/mJ2KzhouXT

[OSU Astronomy @OSUAstro]

The Department of Astronomy welcomes Josh Carroll as our new ASCTech Senior Systems Manager. Welcome Josh!!!!

[OSU Astronomy @OSUAstro]

WestFest 2020 was virtual this year! We had a week of online programs that reached across 8 countries! Thanks everyone who attended and presented at WestFest who made this possible. #OSUWestFest

[How We Science @HowWeScience]

. @OSUAstro @OSUPhysics

[OSU Astronomy @OSUAstro]

Today is the day! Get out and VOTE! Be heard! Support science!

[OSU Astronomy @OSUAstro]

Don't forget our event TONIGHT. Exoplanet talks starting at 7pm and our Star Trek Panel at 8pm. We also have our costume contest! More info and registration at https://t.co/jmp0p0ak38

[Todd Thompson @chargedcurrent]

This sculpture is right between Smith and McPherson Labs. The Department of Astronomy @OSUAstro is on the 4th floor in the background of this picture..

[Arts and Sciences at Ohio State @ASCatOSU]

Scott Gaudi and Samson Johnson of @OSUAstro spoke with @SmithsonianMag about the potential behind the new @NASARoman telescope. "The galaxy could be teeming with these free-floating planets, or maybe none." https://t.co/mp2qqu3Noe

[STEMcoding is on Mastodon @STEMcoding]

Another #NobelPrize for Black Holes! If you are looking for an #iteachphysics activity to celebrate the discovery with your students check out our @p5xjs Black Holes activity https://t.co/COs4EfZMb1

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS:
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2020 #NobelPrize in Physics with one half to Roger Penrose and the other half jointly to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez.

[Lewis Haley @LewAstro]

@j_tharindu @SuperASASSN @dassanskriti1 @OSUAstro No, thank you. You and your teams' work is really inspiring to a budding astrophysicist. I'm coming, leave some discoveries for me to find. 😉

[OSU Astronomy @OSUAstro]

Congratulations are in order! Ann S. Tuttle Citizenship Award goes to Emily Griffith for her outstanding commitment to education, outreach, and service in the past year!!!!

[OSU Astronomy @OSUAstro]

Congratulations to BOTH Sanskriti Das (@dassanskriti1) and Tharindu Jayasinghe (@j_tharindu) who have received the Alan K. Markowitz Observational Astronomy Prize.

[OSU Astronomy @OSUAstro]

Congratulations to Tharindu Jayasinghe (@TharindJ) who has received the Ann S. Tuttle Paper Prize for his 2019 paper "The ASAS-SN catalogue of variable stars - II. Uniform classification of 412 000 known variables."

[OSU Astronomy @OSUAstro]

Drumroll please!!!!

The OSU Astronomy Graduate Awards for 2020

[Jose Luis Prieto @JosePrietoK]

First first-author paper by an @AstroUDP Ph.D. student (program started 2019) posted in arXiv: Zewdie et al. (2020), https://t.co/wmaEarbYJy. Dejene made a short video explaining the the paper: https://t.co/9oTmZMidwi (inspired by @OSUAstro coffee brief)

[OSU Astronomy @OSUAstro]

Very true! David's emails require at least one cup of coffee/tea to get through.

[Annika Peter @ProfAnnikaPeter]

True of all professors not named David Weinberg. Amiright, @OSUAstro ?