The astrophysics group at OSU has active research programs in theoretical and computational astrophysics, gravitational-wave astronomy, pulsar timing, data analysis, general relativity and cosmology.
Astrophysics
![Telescope photo of the Andromeda Galaxy, provided by NASA.](https://physics.oregonstate.edu/sites/physics.oregonstate.edu/files/styles/1734_x_1110/public/2022-06/NGC_4414_%28NASA-med%29.jpg?h=ad55f3e4&itok=I-9GqV0B)
Photo courtesy of NASA.
Astrophysics researchers
North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav)
Oregon State University is the lead institution for a $17 million National Science Foundation center devoted to pushing the boundaries of physics knowledge by studying the universe through low-frequency gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of time-space.