Decades before the Event Horizon telescope imaged the black hole in M87, Hubble images had provided hints that the galaxy was home to a supermassive black hole. doi.org/10.1063/1.2808… #BlackHoleWeek #Astronomy #Hubble

Looking for structure at the galactic center on the size scale predicted by general relativity requires very-long-baseline interferometry at the shortest radio wavelengths doi.org/10.1063/1.3027… #BlackHoleWeek #Astronomy

Argonne National Lab (Argonne National Lab) is looking for a Nanoscience and Technology Division Director to inspire, manage, and motivate a world-class team of approximately 100 scientists, engineers, and support staff. View this role and more at Physics Today Jobs! jobs.physicstoday.org/job/41880130/n…

From our archives: "Magnetism in one dimension" by Robert J. Birgeneau and Gen Shirane from December 1978. "Crystals whose magnetic ions are arranged in separated chains have magnetic properties that indicate nearly ideal one‐dimensional rather than three‐dimensional behavior."

The Wilczek Quantum Center at SIAS is hiring an Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Theoretical Quantum Physics. Conduct cutting-edge theoretical research while teaching undergrad and graduate courses! Find out more at Physics Today Jobs! jobs.physicstoday.org/job/41875653/?…

Be a Lecturer at the University of Auckland in one of these areas: Physics education research, Quantum optics and information, Biophotonics and/or medical physics, Astrophysics and/or space technology. See the full listing at Physics Today Jobs! careers.aapt.org/job/41884877/?…

The National Academies released the second decadal survey on ocean sciences in February amid broad cuts to science by the Trump administration. The report calls for funding basic research and rebuilding baseline infrastructure to address society’s environmental challenges.

The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine are accepting postdoctoral research fellows for their Air Force Science & Technology Fellowship Program! Collaborate with leading scientists and engineers—apply now at Physics Today Jobs! jobs.physicstoday.org/job/41885474/?…

From our archives: "Space inversion, time reversal and particle‐antiparticle conjugation" by T. D. Lee from March 1966. As we expand our observation, we extend our concepts. Thus the simple symmetries that once seemed self‐evident are no longer taken for granted. Out of studies

From Kepler’s dream to our near future, sails powered by lasers may one day outpace the Voyager probes. New developments in a hole-filled membrane increase the reflectance of such a sail. doi.org/10.1063/pt.ucr… Miguel A. Bessa #Astronomy #Physics #PhysicsToday 📷:Image adapted by

From our archives: “The tide predictions for D-Day” by Bruce Parker from September 2011 Based on the physics of Newton and Laplace, the big brass tide-predicting machine designed by Lord Kelvin was crucial for the success of the Normandy invasion in World War II.

Do you have a deep interest in undergraduate physics lab development and instruction? Consider a role as Director of Undergraduate Laboratories in Physics at the University of Florida! Read the full description at Physics Today Jobs! #PhysicsJobs #ScienceCareers #Hiring

From our archives: “The first electronic computer” by Allan R. Mackintosh from March 1987 John Vincent Atanasoff, a theoretical physicist faced with tedious quantum mechanical computations, built an electronic device that featured binary logic, regenerative memory and vector

From our archives: “Physics looks at waste management” by David J. Rose, John H. Gibbons, and William Fulkerson from February 1972 What are the best ways to find out what is in our waste, sort and separate it, return to service any parts that can be used again and properly

The life story of astronaut Sally Ride is featured in the new National Geographic documentary SALLY, released on streaming services today. #PrideMonth doi.org/10.1063/pt.wsy…

From our archives: “Whiskey webs: Fingerprints of evaporated bourbon” by Stuart J. Williams from February 2021 When a water-diluted droplet of American whiskey evaporates, it can leave behind a self-assembled web pattern not found in Scotch or brandy. doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4…

“Most people think of Sally as the astronaut: the first American woman to go to space. She was so much more than that.” #PrideMonth doi.org/10.1063/pt.wsy…

From our archives: “History of the cyclotron” by M. Stanley Livingston from October 1959 On May 1, 1959, in memory of the late Ernest Orlando Lawrence, two invited lectures on the history of the cyclotron were presented as part of the American Physical Society's annual spring

From our archives: “Chandrasekhar’s role in 20th-century science” by Freeman Dyson from December 2010 Once the astrophysics community had come to grips with a calculation performed by a 19-year-old student sailing off to graduate school, the heavens could never again be seen as

From 1939 to 1948, Dorothy Weeks—the first woman to receive a PhD in mathematics from MIT—led a physics summer internship program that was specifically targeted for women. doi.org/10.1063/pt.vzv…